Human genetics : the basics / Ricki Lewis.
In this introductory text, the author reviews the basic ideas of human genetics, including the common ancestry of all humanity, the role of genes in sickness and health (with examples of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and infectious disease), and debates over the use of genetic technology. Other to...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York :
Routledge,
[2010]
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| Series: | Basics (Routledge (Firm)).
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| Online Access: | Click here to view this book |
| Summary: | In this introductory text, the author reviews the basic ideas of human genetics, including the common ancestry of all humanity, the role of genes in sickness and health (with examples of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and infectious disease), and debates over the use of genetic technology. Other topics include heredity, the human genome project, how genes work (using the example of cystic fibrosis), and the development of genetic testing. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 188 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0203840585 9780203840580 |