Human genes and genomes : science, health, society /
In the nearly 60 years since Watson and Crick proposed the double helical structure of DNA, the molecule of heredity, waves of discoveries have made genetics the most thrilling field in the sciences. The study of genes and genomics today explores all aspects of the life with relevance in the lab, in...
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| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam :
Elsevier/Academic Press,
2012.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Speaking of science: Conversations with outstanding scientists ;
v. 2, no. 3 |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Framing the Field
- Introducing the Core Concepts
- Genetic Variability
- Growth, Development, and Reproduction
- Transmission of Genes
- Structure of Genes, Chromosomes, and Genomes
- Expression of Genes and Genomes
- Mutation
- Biological Evolution
- Human Individuality
- Chromosome Abnormalities
- Single Gene Defects
- Multifactorial Traits
- Disorders of Variable Genomic Architecture
- Birth Defects
- Cancer: Germ Line and Somatic Mutations
- Detection and Treatment
- Population and Evolutionary Genetics
- Personalized Genetics and Genomics.