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Charlotte K. Omoto and Paul F. LurquinPublication Details
BookColumbia University Press2004Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (UPPER LEVEL) QH430 .O47 2004 AVAILABLE New Feature: Text this to your cellphone
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Covering newsworthy aspects of contemporary biology — gene therapy, the Human Genome Project, DNA testing, and genetic engineering — as well as fundamental concepts, this book, written specifically for nonbiologists, discusses classical and molecular genetics, quantitative and population genetics — including cloning and genetic diseases — and the many applications of genetics to the world around us, from genetically modified foods to genetic testing. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Subject
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- Includes index
Contents
- Preface: Why Is Genetics Important?
- Ch. 1. What Are Genes?
- Ch. 2. Inheritance of Single-Gene Traits
- Ch. 3. Mendelian Traits in Humans
- Ch. 4. From Genes to Phenotype
- Ch. 5. Using Bacteria as Protein Factories
- Ch. 6. Genetically Modified Plants
- Ch. 7. When Things Go Wrong
- Ch. 8. Mutagens, Teratogens, and Human Reproduction
- Ch. 9. Linkage and Mapping: Gene Discovery
- Ch. 10. Genetics of Populations and Genetic Testing
- Ch. 11. Survival of the Fittest?
- Ch. 12. Nature Versus Nurture
- Ch. 13. Genetically Modified Animals and the Applications of Gene Technology for Humans
- App. B. Glossary of Scientific Names of Organisms
- App. C. Glossary of Human Genetic Diseases
ISBN
- 0231130139
- 0231130120
- 9780231130134
- 9780231130127
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