DESC: This manual offers a broad and inclusive array of self-contained, open-ended laboratory investigations in both classical and molecular genetics. The book leads readers step-by-step through each investigation using diagrams, photographs, sequenced questions, appropriate references, and worked examples, etc. The investigations use a variety of organisms, are cost efficient, and often focus on cutting-edge topics. It also offers more sophisticated investigations in polygenics, population, molecular, and microbial genetics.