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How the human genome works /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McConkey, Edwin H.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, [2004]
Subjects:
Genome, Human.
Genetic Diseases, Inborn.
Genetic Predisposition to Disease.
Genetics, Medical.
Mutation > genetics.
Table of Contents:
  • Natural history of human genome
  • General aspects of the genome
  • What's in the gene?
  • Repetitive DNA
  • Chromatin
  • Gene expression
  • The mechanisms of mutation : how the human genome changes
  • Spontaneous mutations
  • Induced mutations
  • The human mutation rate
  • Genetic diseases : the consequences of mutation
  • Mendelian inheritance of autosomal genes
  • Mendelian inheritance of X and Y chromosome genes
  • From Mendel to genes
  • On beyond Mendel : complex inheritance
  • Genomic imprinting
  • The human genome and medical practice
  • Genetic screening
  • Therapy of genetic disorders
  • The mitochondrial genome and mitochondrial disorders
  • Mitochondrial genetic diseases
  • The genetic basis of cancer
  • Oncogenes
  • Tumor-suppressor genes
  • Loss of growth control
  • The human genome and development biology
  • Prenatal development genetics
  • Genetics of aging
  • A look ahead