該月刊成立于1959年，出版原創研究文章、評論、迷你評論、最新觀點和評論。感興趣的領域包括一般遺傳學和基因組學、細胞遺傳學、分子和進化遺傳學、發育遺傳學、群體遺傳學、系統基因組學、分子鑒定，以及新興領域，如生態基因組學、比較基因組學和功能基因組學。

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.