Genetics for dummies
著者
書誌事項
Genetics for dummies
（--For dummies）
Wiley, c2005
大学図書館所蔵 全1件
注記
Includes 1 detachable plate
"Ten terrific genetics web sites": p. [341]-344
Includes index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
This title 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; and, the scoop on the Human Genome Project.
目次
Introduction. Part I: Genetics Basics. Chapter 1: What Genetics Is and Why You Need to Know Some. Chapter 2: Celling Out: Basic Cell Biology. Chapter 3: Mendel's Peas Plan: Discovering the Laws of Inheritance. Chapter 4: Law Enforcement: Mendel's Laws Applied to Complex Traits. Chapter 5: The Subject of Sex. Part II: DNA: The Genetic Material. Chapter 6: DNA: The Basis of Life. Chapter 7: Copying Your DNA: Replication. Chapter 8: RNA: Like DNA but Different. Chapter 9: Translating the Genetic Code. Chapter 10: What a Cute Pair of Genes: Gene Expression. Part III: Genetics and Your Health. Chapter 11: Sequencing Your DNA. Chapter 12: Genetic Counseling. Chapter 13: Mutation and Inherited Diseases. Chapter 14: The Genetics of Cancer. Chapter 15: Chromosome Disorders. Chapter 16: No Couch Needed: Gene Therapy. Part IV: Genetics and Your World. Chapter 17: Tracing Human History and the Future of the Planet. Chapter 18: Forensic Genetics: Solving Mysteries Using DNA. Chapter 19: Genetic Makeovers: Fitting New Genes into Plants and Animals. Chapter 20: Cloning: There'll Never Be Another You. Chapter 21: Ethics: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Part V: The Part of Tens. Chapter 22: Ten Defining Events in Genetics. Chapter 23: Ten of the Hottest Issues in Genetics. Chapter 24: Ten Terrific Genetics Web Sites. Glossary. Index.
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