Genetics for Dummies

Tara Rodden Robinson - Collection For Dummies

364 pages, parution le 03/10/2005

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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

L'auteur - Tara Rodden Robinson

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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Sommaire

I: Genetics Basics
- What Genetics Is and Why You Need to Know Some
- Celling Out: Basic Cell Biology
- Mendel's Peas Plan: Discovering the Laws of Inheritance
- Law Enforcement: Mendel's Laws Applied to Complex Traits
- The Subject of Sex
II: DNA: The Genetic Material
- DNA: The Basis of Life
- Copying Your DNA: Replication
- RNA: Like DNA but Different
- Translating the Genetic Code
- What a Cute Pair of Genes: Gene Expression
III: Genetics and Your Health
- Sequencing Your DNA
- Genetic Counseling
- Mutation and Inherited Diseases
- The Genetics of Cancer
- Chromosome Disorders
- No Couch Needed: Gene Therapy
IV: Genetics and Your World
- Tracing Human History and the Future of the Planet
- Forensic Genetics: Solving Mysteries Using DNA
- Genetic Makeovers: Fitting New Genes into Plants and Animals
- Cloning: There'll Never Be Another You
- Ethics: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
V: The Part of Tens
- Ten Defining Events in Genetics
- Ten of the Hottest Issues in Genetics
- Ten Terrific Genetics Web Sites

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Wiley
Auteur(s)	Tara Rodden Robinson
Collection	For Dummies
Parution	03/10/2005
Nb. de pages	364
Format	19 x 23
Couverture	Broché
Poids	585g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780764595547
ISBN13	978-0-7645-9554-7