该月刊成立于1959年，出版原创研究文章、评论、迷你评论、最新观点和评论。感兴趣的领域包括一般遗传学和基因组学、细胞遗传学、分子和进化遗传学、发育遗传学、群体遗传学、系统基因组学、分子鉴定，以及新兴领域，如生态基因组学、比较基因组学和功能基因组学。
This monthly journal, established in 1959, publishes original research articles, reviews, mini-reviews, current opinions, and commentaries. The areas of interest include general genetics and genomics, cytogenetics, molecular and evolutionary genetics, developmental genetics, population genetics, phylogenomics, molecular identification, as well as emerging areas such as ecological, comparative, and functional genomics.