Human Genetics - Brossura

Lewis, Ricki

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0073525308 ISBN 13: 9780073525303

Casa editrice: McGraw-Hill Education, 2011

Riassunto

Today, human genetics is for everyone. It is about variation more than about illnesses, and increasingly about the common rather than about the rare. Once an obscure science or an occasional explanation for an odd collection of symptoms, human genetics is now part of everyday conversation. By coming to know genetic backgrounds, people can control their environments in more healthy ways. Genetic knowledge is, therefore, both informative and empowering. This edition of Human Genetics: Concepts and Applications shows students how and why that is true.

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Su questo libro

L'autore:

Ricki Lewiss career communicating science began with earning a Ph.D. in Genetics from Indiana University in 1980. It quickly blossomed into writing for newspapers and magazines and writing the introductory textbook Life. Since then, she has taught a variety of life science courses and has authored the textbook Human Genetics: Concepts and Applications and books about gene therapy, stem cells, and scientific discovery. She is a genetic counselor for a large medical practice, teaches a graduate online course in "Genethics" at Albany Medical College, and writes for Medscape Medical News, Genetic Literacy Project, Rare Disease Report, and medical journals. Ricki also writes the popular DNA Science blog at Public Library of Science and is a frequent public speaker.

Contenuti:

Human Genetics, 9e

Part 1 Introduction

Chapter 1Overview of Genetics

Chapter 2Cells

Chapter 3 Meiosis and Development

Part 2 Transmission Genetics

Chapter 4 Single-Gene Inheritance

Chapter 5Beyond Mendel's Laws

Chapter 6Matters of Sex

Chapter 7 Multifactorial Traits

Chapter 8Genetics of Behavior

Part 3 DNA and Chromosomes

Chapter 9DNA Structure and Replication

Chapter 10 Gene Action: From DNA to Protein

Chapter 11Gene Expression and Epigenetics

Chapter 12Gene Mutation

Chapter 13Chromosomes

Part 4 Population Genetics

Chapter 14Constant Allele Frequencies

Chapter 15Changing Allele Frequencies

Chapter 16 Human Ancestry

Part 5 Immunity and Cancer

Chapter 17Genetics of Immunity

Chapter 18Genetics of Cancer

Part 6 Genetic Technology

Chapter 19Genetic Technologies: Amplifying, Modifying, and Monitoring DNA

Chapter 20Genetic Testing and Treatment

Chapter 21Reproductive Technologies

Chapter 22Genomics

Su questa edizione

• Editore: McGraw-Hill Education
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0073525308
• ISBN 13: 9780073525303
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 439