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Genetics + evolution + systems biology

Five ranked references. Rank 1 is the default spine, not a requirement to read all five.

1 | Genetics: A Conceptual Approach

Benjamin A. Pierce | Genetics primary spine | Undergraduate

Excellent conceptual genetics from Mendel through molecular genetics, genomics, quantitative and population genetics.

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2 | Principles of Population Genetics

Daniel L. Hartl, Andrew G. Clark | Population genetics depth | Upper undergraduate / graduate

Core theory connecting allele frequencies, selection, drift, mutation, migration, linkage, and molecular evolution.

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3 | Evolution

Douglas J. Futuyma, Mark Kirkpatrick | Evolution spine | Undergraduate / graduate

Broad modern evolutionary biology with evidence, mechanisms, phylogenetics, adaptation, speciation, and macroevolution.

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4 | An Introduction to Systems Biology: Design Principles of Biological Circuits

Uri Alon | Systems-biology spine | Upper undergraduate / graduate

Foundational motifs, feedback/feedforward loops, robustness, adaptation, and network design principles.

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5 | Evolutionary Dynamics: Exploring the Equations of Life

Martin A. Nowak | Mathematical evolution | Upper undergraduate / graduate

Connects evolutionary processes to dynamical systems, games, mutation-selection, spatial structure, and cooperation.

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