Cummings, Michael R.
Human heredity : principles and issues / Michael R. Cummings - Sixth edition - xxiv, 520 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
Genetics as human endeavor -- Cells, chromosomes, and cell division -- Transmission of genes from generation to generation -- Pedigree analysis in human genetics -- Polygenes and multifactorial inheritance -- Cytogenetics, karyotypes and chromosomes aberrations -- Development and sex determination -- DNA structure and chromosomal organization -- Gene expression, how proteins are made -- From proteins to phenotypes -- Mutation, the source of genetic variation -- Introduction to cloning and recombinant DNA -- Biotechnology and genomics -- Genes and cancer -- Genetics of the immune system -- Genetics of behavior -- Genes in populations -- Human diversity and evolution -- Genetic testing, gene therapy, and counseling -- Appendixes: Probability; Answers to selected questions and problems -- Glossary
0534394744 9780534394745
2002102403
Human genetics.
Heredity, Human.
Genetics.
QH431 / .C897 2003
599.93
Human heredity : principles and issues / Michael R. Cummings - Sixth edition - xxiv, 520 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
Genetics as human endeavor -- Cells, chromosomes, and cell division -- Transmission of genes from generation to generation -- Pedigree analysis in human genetics -- Polygenes and multifactorial inheritance -- Cytogenetics, karyotypes and chromosomes aberrations -- Development and sex determination -- DNA structure and chromosomal organization -- Gene expression, how proteins are made -- From proteins to phenotypes -- Mutation, the source of genetic variation -- Introduction to cloning and recombinant DNA -- Biotechnology and genomics -- Genes and cancer -- Genetics of the immune system -- Genetics of behavior -- Genes in populations -- Human diversity and evolution -- Genetic testing, gene therapy, and counseling -- Appendixes: Probability; Answers to selected questions and problems -- Glossary
0534394744 9780534394745
2002102403
Human genetics.
Heredity, Human.
Genetics.
QH431 / .C897 2003
599.93