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In the nearly 60 years since Watson and Crick proposed the double helical structure of DNA, the molecule of heredity, waves of discoveries have made genetics the most thrilling field in the sciences. The study of genes and genomics today explores all aspects of the life with relevance in the lab, in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rosenberg, Leon E., 1933-2022
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Rosenberg, Diane Drobnis, 1944-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Elsevier/Academic Press, 2012.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Speaking of science: Conversations with outstanding scientists ; v. 2, no. 3.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xxiii, 421 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps.
Subjects:
Human genetics.
Medical genetics.
Human genome.
Genomics.
Online Access:Elsevier - Click here for access
Contents:
  • Framing the Field
  • Introducing the Core Concepts
  • Genetic Variability
  • Growth, Development, and Reproduction
  • Transmission of Genes
  • Structure of Genes, Chromosomes, and Genomes
  • Expression of Genes and Genomes
  • Mutation
  • Biological Evolution
  • Human Individuality
  • Chromosome Abnormalities
  • Single Gene Defects
  • Multifactorial Traits
  • Disorders of Variable Genomic Architecture
  • Birth Defects
  • Cancer: Germ Line and Somatic Mutations
  • Detection and Treatment
  • Population and Evolutionary Genetics
  • Personalized Genetics and Genomics.

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