Genetics for dummies /
A practical guide that gets you up to speed on all the fundamentals and the most recent discoveries in genetics, in easy-to-understand terms. You'll see how people are applying genetic science to fight disease, develop new products, solve crimes-- and even clone cats!
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken, NJ :
Wiley Pub.,
[2010]
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Series: | --For dummies.
Wiley Online Library. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Front Matter
- Introduction
- The Lowdown on Genetics: Just the Basics. What Genetics is and Why You Need to Know Some
- Basic Cell Biology
- Visualize Peas: Discovering the Laws of Inheritance
- Law Enforcement: Mendel's Laws Applied to Complex Traits
- Differences Matter: The Genetics of Sex
- DNA: The Genetic Material. DNA: The Basis of Life
- Replication: Copying Your DNA
- Sequencing Your DNA
- RNA: DNA's Close Cousin
- Translating the Genetic Code
- Gene Expression: What a Cute Pair of Genes
- Genetics and Your Health. Genetic Counseling
- Mutation and Inherited Diseases: Things You Can't Change
- Taking a Closer Look at the Genetics of Cancer
- Chromosome Disorders: It's All a Numbers Game
- Treating Genetic Disorders with Gene Therapy
- Genetics and Your World. Tracing Human History and the Future of the Planet
- Solving Mysteries Using DNA
- Genetic Makeovers: Fitting New Genes into Plants and Animals
- Cloning: You're One of a Kind
- Giving Ethical Considerations Their Due
- The Part of Tens. Ten Defining Events in Genetics
- Ten Hot Issues in Genetics
- Ten Hard-to-Believe Genetics Stories
- Glossary
- Index
- Advertisement
- The lowdown on genetics : just the basics. What genetics is and why you need to know some ; Basic cell biology ; Visualize peas : discovering the laws of inheritance ; Law enforcement : Mendel's laws applied to complex traits ; Differences matter : the genetics of sex
- DNA : the genetic material. DNA, the basis of life ; Replication : copying your DNA ; Sequencing your DNA ; RNA : DNA's close cousin ; Translating the genetic code ; Gene expression : what a cute pair of genes
- Genetics and your health. Genetic counseling ; Mutation and inherited diseases : things you can't change ; Taking a closer look at the genetics of cancer ; Chromosome disorders : it's all a numbers game ; Treating genetic disorders with gene therapy
- Genetics and your world. Tracing human history and the future of the planet ; Solving mysteries using DNA ; Genetic makeovers : fitting new genes into plants and animals ; Cloning : you're one of a kind ; Giving ethical considerations their due
- The part of tens. Ten defining events in genetics ; Ten hot issues in genetics ; Ten hard-to-believe genetics stories.