The human genome : a user's guide / Julia E. Richards, R. Scott Hawley.
Material type: TextSeries: Elsevier science in society seriesPublication details: London ; Amsterdam ; Boston : Academic Press/Elsevier, 2011.Edition: 3rd edDescription: 1 online resource (xiv, 585 pages) : color illustrationsISBN:- 9780123334459
- 0123334454
- 9780080918655
- 0080918654
- 611.01816 22
- QH447 .R53 2010
Academic
Includes bibliographical references and index.
PART I: HOW GENES SPECIFY A TRAIT -- Chapter 1: The Basics of Heredity: How Traits Are Passed Along in Families -- Chapter 2: The Double Helix: How Cells Preserve Genetic Information -- PART II: HOW GENES FUNCTION -- Chapter 3: The Central Dogma of Molecular Biology: How Cells Orchestrate the Use of Genetic Information -- Chapter 4: The Genetic Code: How the Cell Makes Proteins from Genetic Information Encoded in mRNA Molecules -- Chapter 5: We Are All Mutants: How Mutation Alters Function -- PART III: HOW CHROMOSOMES MOVE -- Chapter 6: Mitosis and Meiosis: How Cells Move Your Genes Around -- Chapter 7: The Odd Couple: How the X and Y Chromosomes Break the Rules -- PART IV: HOW GENES CONTRIBUTE TO COMPLEX TRAITS -- Chapter 8: Sex Determination: How Genes Determine a Developmental Choice -- Chapter 9: Complexity: How Traits Can Result from Combinations of Factors -- Chapter 10: The Multiple-Hit Hypothesis: How Genes Play a Role in Cancer -- PART V: HOW GENES ARE FOUND -- Chapter 11: The Gene Hunt: How Genetic Maps Are Built and Used -- Chapter 12: The Human Genome: How the Sequence Enables Genome-wide Studies -- PART VI: HOW GENES PLAY A ROLE IN TESTING AND TREATMENT -- Chapter 13: Genetic Testing and Screening: How Genotyping Can Offer Important Insights -- Chapter 14: Magic Bullets: How Gene-based Therapies Personalize Medicine -- Chapter 15: Fears, Faith, and Fantasies: How the Past and Present Shape the Future of Genomic Medicine.
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