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9780123334602
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Elsevier Science & Technology Books
ISBN-10
0123334608
ISBN-13
9780123334602
eBay Product ID (ePID)
924236

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
413 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Human Genome : a User's Guide
Subject
Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics
Publication Year
1998
Type
Textbook
Author
Catherine A. Mori, Scott Hawley
Subject Area
Science
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
21 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
98-085438
Dewey Edition
22
TitleLeading
The
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
611/.01816
Table Of Content
The Basics of Heredity: The Answer in a Nut Shell: Genes, Proteins, and the Meaning of Life. Mendel and the Concept of the Gene. How Genes Work: The Story of How Genes Encode Proteins or "The Central Dogma of Molecular Biology." How Genes Move: Chromosomes and the Physical Basis of the Laws of Mendel. Absent Essentials and Monkey Wrenches: How Mutations Produce a Phenotype. How Genes Determine Our Sex. Sex and Chromosomes, Sex and Hormones, Sex and.... Sex Causes Problems: The Inactivation of the Second X Chromosome. Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation. When Meiosis or Mendelian Inheritance Fails. Failed Chromosome Segregation and the Etiology of Down's Syndrome. Extreme Mutation: Triplet Repeat Syndromes. Imprinting or Epigenetic Changes in Genes and Chromosomes. Human Genes. Introduction to Gene Cloning. DNA Polymorphisms as Genetic Markers in Humans (and the Miracle of PCR). Human Gene Mapping: A General Approach. Cystic Fibrosis, Mammoth Genes: Muscular Dystrophy and Neurofibromatosis. Genes and Cancer. Interactions of Genes and the Environment. Multifactorial Inheritance: Towards Finding the Genes for Manic Depression and Schizophrenia. The Monoamine Oxidose A Gene and a Genetic Basis for Criminality? Genetics of the Human AIDS Virus. Prenatal Diagnosis. Methods of Prenatal Diagnosis. Potential for Gene Therapy. Epilogue: Fears, Faith and Fantasies.
Synopsis
Offering a concise treatment of topics in human genetics, this text begins with coverage of the fundamental concepts of genetics and heredity then illustrates these concepts as they relate to the development of human sexual differentiation and sexuality. The book presents the role of the X and Y chromosomes, the role of hormone-controlled differential gene expression in sex determination, and the role of genetics in sexual orientation and sex-role development.
LC Classification Number
QH431.H353 1999

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