Human heredity: principles & issues

by Cummings, Michael R.

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Full title :Human heredity : principles & issues / Michael R. Cummings.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2009.
Edition:8th ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning
Place of Publication:Belmont, CA
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2009.

The Physical Object

Description:xxxi, 521 pages : : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; : 28 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780495554455, 0495554456, 9780495554479, 0495554472
oclc:ocn319068836
LC Classification:QH431
Dewey Decimal:599.93/5

A perspective on human genetics -- Cells and cell division -- Transmission of genes from generation to generation -- Pedigree analysis in human genetics -- Interaction of genes and the environment -- Cytogenetics: karyotypes and chromosome aberations -- Development and sex determination -- DNA structure and chromosomal organization -- Gene expression: from genes to proteins -- From proteins to phenotypes -- Mutation: the source of genetic variation -- Genes and cancer -- An introduction to cloning and recombinant DNA -- Biotechnology and society -- The human genome project and genomics -- Reproductive technology, gene therapy, and genetic counseling -- Genes and the immune systems -- Genetics of behavior -- Population genetics and human evolution.