The Elements of Genetics

It covers the standard intro arc of Mendelian inheritance, molecular genetics, and genetic analysis, comparable to widely adopted texts like Pierce's Genetics: A Conceptual Approach or Griffiths' Introduction to Genetic Analysis. Check your syllabus, since professors often require a specific edition.

That depends heavily on the edition, because CRISPR-Cas9 only emerged after 2012 and older printings will predate it entirely. Newer editions of major genetics textbooks have added CRISPR and genomics chapters, so check the copyright date before buying used.

Genetics courses are notoriously problem-heavy, and standard texts like Snustad's Principles of Genetics offer companion solution manuals. Verify whether this edition bundles practice problems or requires a separate purchase.

It is pitched at the university level, so AP students are usually better served by an introductory biology text like Campbell Biology first. It works as a stretch resource for a student already comfortable with Mendelian ratios and basic molecular biology.