Abstract
Perhaps in no discipline of biology is the movement toward a molecular basis for understanding clearer than in genetics. From the descriptive studies of genotype and phenotype, genetics has evolved to its present concern with nucleic acids, proteins, and enzymes in a fruitful effort to understand the mechanisms of heredity. In a brief, clearly illustrated text, the author presents a lucid summary of recent trends in genetics. The scope of subjects covered is extremely broad, ranging from desoxyribose nucleic acid (DNA) to therapy of inherited disease. Despite the combination of ambitious scope, brevity, and an assumption of a minimal biochemistry background, the book is clear, accurate, and understandable. No topic is covered in depth, but a good selection of recent references is given. The orientation of this book is not clinical; a variety of texts treat the problems of inherited disease more thoroughly. But, increasingly, the concepts developed in terms
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