The dependent gene : the fallacy of "nature vs. nurture" /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Moore, David Scott, 1960-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Times Books, 2002.
Edition:	lst ed.
Subjects:	Nature and nurture. Phenotype. Genotype-environment interaction. Genotype. Individuality. Adaptation, Biological. Adaptation, Physiological. Developmental Biology. Genetics, Behavioral. Genetics, Medical. Social Environment.

Table of Contents:

From Aristotle's wonder to a fork in the road : the wrenching of genetics from development
What Galton's eugenics has wrought : behavior genetics and heritability
Listening to twins : a critique of twin studies
Dependent genes : essential biology and DNA
Running noses, smelling feet : a primer on embryology
Brain basics : some revelations of developmental neuroscience
A turtle in the shade : the development of sexual characteristics
The Dutch Hungerwinter and The cat in the hat : how prenatal environments affect our traits
Chicken shoes and monkey foods : the not-so-subtle effects of some very subtle postnatal experiences
Tornadoes, stars, and human beings : the developmental systems perspective
The modern synthesis : what mother nature selects
Legacies : how we get our environments
On big muscles and facial hair : reconsidering "inherited," "acquired," and "innate"
The fetal ape : consequences of integrating development and evolution
When cows fly : the full-blown demise of genetic determinism
Budging The bell curve : implications for education
Finding the cost of freedom : complexity and responsibility
Medical marvels : implications for genetic and environmental therapies
Owning cloning : implications for new reproductive technologies.