Human heredity : principles and issues / Michael R. Cummings
By: Cummings, Michael R.
Material type: TextPublisher: Australia ; Pacific Grove, CA : Thomson/Brooks/Cole, [2003]Copyright date: ℗♭2003Edition: Sixth edition.Description: xxiv, 520 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0534394744; 9780534394745.Subject(s): | Human genetics | Heredity, Human | GeneticsDDC classification: 599.93Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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SCHOOL OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL SCIENCES LIBRARY
School of Health and Medical sciences Library Mbweni |
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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
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