Genetics For Dummies: A Reference for the Rest of Us! - Softcover

Robinson, Tara Rodden

 
9780764595547: Genetics For Dummies: A Reference for the Rest of Us!
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0764595547 ISBN 13: 9780764595547
Verlag: Wiley & Sons, 2005

Inhaltsangabe

Over 140,000 people are enrolled in life sciences degree programs, and millions more are intrigued by the recent decoding of the human genome and the role of DNA in forensic investigations. This plain-English guide helps students and interested adults get up to speed on genetics fundamentals. From dominant and recessive inherited traits to the DNA double-helix and genes identified with specific diseases, the book explains genetics in terms that anyone can understand-and shows how people are applying today's genetic science to fight disease, develop new agricultural products, solve crimes . . . and clone cats.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Tara Rodden Robinson, PhD, completed a postdoctoral fellowship in genetics at Auburn University and is currently an Assistant Professor (Research) in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Oregon State University.

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Reveals the connections between genetics and specific diseases

Understand the science and the ethics behind genetics

Want to know more about genetics? This non-intimidating guide gets you up to speed on all the fundamentals. From dominant and recessive inherited traits to the DNA double-helix, you get clear explanations in easy-to-understand terms. Plus, you'll see how people are applying genetic science to fight disease, develop new products, solve crimes . . . and even clone cats.

Discover

  • What geneticists do
  • How traits are passed on
  • How genetic counseling works
  • The basics of cloning
  • The role of DNA in forensics
  • The scoop on the Human Genome Project

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Verlag
Wiley & Sons
Erscheinungsdatum
2005
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0764595547
ISBN 13 
9780764595547
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
384
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