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1 Appendix 2197 Appendix Gregor Mendel among fellow monks in Alt Brünn circa In front of him sits Abbot FC Napp who accepted him to the Augustinian Order in In 1868, Mendel became Abbot and Anselm Rambousek (standing second from left) followed him in that position in 1884 after his death. This photograph sheds some light on the characters of his fellows. While some look bored or argumentative, Mendel studies a fuchsia plant. Fortunately, he did not continue with this ornamental plant with chromosome numbers 2n = 22, 55, 66 and 77, that frustrated others before and after his time. He had perhaps good luck but his genius was needed for recognizing his luck. (The photograph is the courtesy of Dr. V Orel.)

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3 Reviews of Author's Books 2199 Reviews of Author s Books NATURE (Lond) 302:169 sections dealing with molecular genetics are remarkably clear and up to date. this one is one of the best textbooks of general genetics. The book is extremely well illustrated THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS 66:38 a balanced treatment of almost all genetics disciplines HEREDITY 33:123 unusually good value. QUARTERLY REVIEW OF BIOLOGY 74:74 The author clearly met his goal: to facilitate communication and understanding across all biological sciences. this book should prove very useful as a quick desk reference for students, professionals and nonprofessionals. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENET- ICS 83:145 He undauntedly covers the entire field of contemporary genetics including not only the classical areas of formal genetics and cytogenetics but also the latest global molecular advances and their applications. I found the contents very useful ACTA PÆDIATRICA 87:1211 The strength of the book lies in its brief explanations it is invaluable for anyone interested in this rapidly evolving area, including scientists, teachers, students, and laymen. ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE 130:168 This book is a valuable reference tool and will be of interest to a wide audience. Other books, including glossaries and dictionaries of genetics are available but are more limited in coverage. ANNALS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 91:894 The preparation of a book like this is a massive task. If it is done well, it can provide a valuable central resource to information that might otherwise take a lengthy search to uncover. In this case the overall effort has been very successful. HortScience 33:1274 The book is attractive and user-friendly. This manual is by far the best I have used. MUTATION RESEARCH FORUM 1999 May this book is a true information warehouse. The words in this book came through as if someone were talking directly to me. The investment is worth it. JOURNAL OF PHYTOPATHOLOGY 147:623 This giant volume is recommended to those who are in contact with the genetic aspects of questions in their field of research or practice. The most important feature of this book is that all concepts are explained not just defined. The style is clear even for the beginner. ACTA AGRONOMICA HUNGARICA 47(2):237 although a number of dictionaries or glossaries of genetics already exist, this is quite different from the others in-as-much as it is much more comprehensive, and not only defines the concepts but explains them in concise plain language fills a void. CHOICE 1998, outstanding compendium of genetics Highly recommended for biologists. GENOMICS & PROTEOMICS 2003 (Nov./Dec):56. useful resource 50% more information than in the first edition. GENOMICS REVIEWS (2004, Internet). Excellent resource. Book News (2004, Internet). By authoring the work single-handedly (clearly a labor of love) Redei (emeritus, U. of Missouri) could maintain a consistency of approach and avoid redundancy and yet still attain impressive breadth and depth in a compact reference. GENOMICS & PROTEOMICS (2003, Nov/Dec):56. useful resource 50% more information than in the first edition. NÖVÉNYTERMELÉS (2003, 52:724). excellent tool I recommend it to the attention of everybody. (translated from Hungarian) CHOICE (2004, 882: ). an expanded version of the highly acclaimed Genetics Manual reflects recent developments in genetics, molecular and cell biology, genomics and proteomics. valuable Recommended. BOOKWORKZ (2004, Internet). incomparable reference thorough coverage of modern genetics, genomics, and proteomics. E-STREAMS (2004, 7[1]:2969). This is a highly usable item and provides effective and efficient access to relevant topics. THE SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD (2004, Internet). the best got even better. This book is indispensable, as a reference for research universities, for high schools, for public libraries, and because of the relatively modest price it is affordable for individuals too.

4 2200 Reviews of Author's Books BIOspectrum (2004, 10:653). it is truly wonderful. Most students, scientists, all geneticists, including human geneticists, the general public interested in natural sciences, teachers and journalists can benefit from it to a great degree. It is a must for larger biological libraries! (translated from German). CLINICAL CHEMISTRY (2004, 50: ). the book has an encyclopedic quality, far surpassing a dictionary. many readers will find themselves engrossed in this fascinating book. This is a wonderful book PROTEOMICS (2004, 4: ). Once you start reading this book it is difficult to put down. It is a valuable source of such a breadth of information that would surely be difficult to find elsewhere. a highly recommended one-stop resource for medics, grad students and researchers. GENETIC ENGINEERING NEWS (2004, 24(6), March 15): genomics and post-genomics terms, including concepts, theories, and applications, explained concisely for novices and comprehensive enough for those with expertise. REFERENCE REVIEWS (2004, 18(62004):43 44): excellent volume is a readable, accessible, well thought out and extremely useful reference book. MICROBE (Amer. Soc. Microbiol.) (2004, May): It is impressive that a single author can put together a dictionary of this size and make it useful to the general scientific reader. Rédei s definitions are accurate :[he] is a clear winner. THE CHEMICAL EDUCATOR (2005, 10(6):56 57) Rédei has eminently succeeded in attaining his goal. Numerous cross-references link the short entries into a most encyclopedic, up-to-date text. gold mine of valuable information. MEDICAL REFERENCE SERVICES QUARTER- LY (2006, 2[(1]:104) high quality reference book this is the most comprehensive

5 About the Author 2201 About the Author George P. Rédei is Professor Emeritus at the University of Missouri, Columbia. Born in Vienna, Austria he completed his formal education in Hungary. Rédei is affiliated with the University of Missouri since 1957 where he has taught formal courses in basic genetics, analytical genetics, history of genetics and genetic engineering. He has been visiting professor at several leading institutions in Germany, Hungary and China. Rédei has introduced Arabidopsis to genetic research in the USA and published seminal research papers on classical, molecular, population genetics and history of genetics in Science, Nature, Cell, Genetics, Canadian Journal of Genetics and Cytology, Journal of Heredity, Genome, Experientia, EMBO Journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, Genes & Development, Molecular and General Genetics, Development, Mutation Research, Annual Review of Genetics, Advances in Genetics, Bibliographia Genetica, Biochemical Genetics, Theoretical and Applied Genetics, Biologisches Zentralblatt, Protoplasma, Plant Physiology and other international journals. More than 50,000 students have used his textbook, Genetics (translated also into many foreign languages). Preceding editions and translation of the present volume have been bestsellers. Rédei is a foreign member of the Hungarian National Academy of Sciences since 1990 and in 2004 the University of Missouri named a section of the new Life Sciences Building in his honor.