Human genetics : concepts and applications
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Ricki Lewis
- ناشر : Boston : McGraw-Hill Higher Education
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2007
- شابک / ISBN : 9780073050614
Description
Overview of genetics -- Cells -- Development -- Mendelian inheritance -- Extensions and exceptions to Mendel's laws -- Matters of sex -- Multifactorial traits -- The genetics of behavior -- DNA structure and replication -- Gene action: from DNA to protein -- Control of gene expression -- Gene mutation -- Chromosomes -- When allele frequencies stay constant -- Changing allele frequencies -- Human origins and evolution -- Genetics of immunity -- The genetics of cancer -- Genetic technologies: amplifying, modifying, and monitoring DNA -- Genetic testing, genetic counseling, and gene therapy -- Reproductive technologies -- The age of genomics
A non-science majors human genetics text that explains what genes are, how they function, how they interact with the environment, and how our understanding of genetics has changed since completion of the human genome project. This book is useful for citizens who are responsible for evaluating foods, and technologies in the age of genomics
