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Human Genetics: Concepts and Applications Ricki Lewis

Human Genetics: Concepts and Applications By Ricki Lewis

Human Genetics: Concepts and Applications by Ricki Lewis


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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 meant for those evaluating medical options, foods, and technologies. It is useful as a non-science majors human genetics text.

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Human Genetics: Concepts and Applications Summary

Human Genetics: Concepts and Applications by Ricki Lewis

Human Genetics, 5/e is a non-science majors human genetics text that clearly 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. It is a clear, modern, and exciting book for citizens who will be responsible for evaluating new medical options, new foods, and new technologies in the age of genomics.

About Ricki Lewis

Ricki Lewiss career communicating science began with earning a Ph.D. in Genetics from Indiana University in 1980. It quickly blossomed into writing for newspapers and magazines and writing the introductory textbook Life. Since then, she has taught a variety of life science courses and has authored the textbook Human Genetics: Concepts and Applications and books about gene therapy, stem cells, and scientific discovery. She is a genetic counselor for a large medical practice, teaches a graduate online course in "Genethics" at Albany Medical College, and writes for Medscape Medical News, Genetic Literacy Project, Rare Disease Report, and medical journals. Ricki also writes the popular DNA Science blog at Public Library of Science and is a frequent public speaker.

Table of Contents

1 Introduction1 Overview of Genetics2 Cells3 Development2 Transmission Genetics4 Mendelian Inheritance5 Extensions and Exceptions to Mendel's Laws6 Matters of Sex7 Multifactorial Traits8 The Genetics of Behavior3 DNA and Chromosomes9 DNA Structure and Replication10 Gene Action and Expression11 Gene Mutation12 Chromosomes4 Population Genetics13 When Allele Frequencies Stay Constant14 Changing Allele Frequencies15 Human Origins and Evolution5 Immunity and Cancer16 Genetics of Immunity17 The Genetics of Cancer6 Genetic Technology18 Genetically Modified Organisms19 Gene Therapy and Genetic Counseling20 Agricultural Biotechnology21 Reproductive Technologies22 The Human Genome Project and Genomics

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CIN007246268XVG
9780072462685
007246268X
Human Genetics: Concepts and Applications by Ricki Lewis
Used - Very Good
Paperback
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
2002-07-01
528
N/A
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