The field of genetics continues to advance at an ever-accelerating pace, marked by numerous extraordinary achievements in recent years. Such momentous advances in genetics have been accompanied by a deluge of new experimental techniques, computational technologies, databases, Internet sites, periodicals, books, and of course, concepts and terms. New material for this new edition of both the dictionary and its appendices has accumulated more rapidly than in the past. In the new edition the term "genetics" itself is re-defined, reflecting recent technical advances, and with them, the convergence of classical and molecular genetics. As compared with the current sixth edition, the seventh edition has a 23% change in content.

Robert C. KingProfessor of Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Northwestern University (Emeritus), William D. StansfieldProfessor, Biological Sciences Department, California Polytechnic State University (Emeritus), Pamela K. Mulligan

"It defines terms of the post-genomic era and includes not only strictly genetic terms, but also genetics-related words encountered in the scientific literature." --Quarterly Review of Biology |k No