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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Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York :
Routledge,
[2010]
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| Series: | Basics (Routledge (Firm)).
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Table of Contents:
- From ancestry to destiny. Our shared deep ancestry ; Our recent past: from royal bastards to lost colonies ; Today: getting to know our genetic selves ; Our future
- From Mendel's peas to double helices. The idea of heredity ; Mendel's experiments
- the mystery of the missing traits ; The chromosome connection ; In pursuit of the genetic material ; The human genome project
- How genes work. Mikayla's story ; Inside the cell ; The individual: tissues and organs ; The family ; The population ; Bioethics
- Genes and health. Causes of death
- an organizing framework ; Cardiovascular disease ; Cancer: the cell cycle out of control ; Infectious disease
- Genetic testing. The first generation of genetic tests: proteins ; The second generation of genetic tests: DNA ; The third generation of genetic tests: do-it-yourself
- Genetic and genomic technologies. Gene therapy ; Gene expression profiling ; A genomic view of the world ; The human genome sequence revisited.