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Human genetics : concepts and applications / Ricki Lewis.

By: Lewis, Ricki.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Dubuque, IA : Wm.C. Brown, 1994Description: xvii, 394 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 069713315X.Subject(s): Human geneticsDDC classification: 573.21
Contents:
Part I Introduction: Anatomy of an inborn error of metabolism -- Cells -- Human development -- Part II Transmission genetics: Mendel's laws -- Linkage -- Multifactorial traits -- Part III DNA and Chromosomes: DNA structure and replication -- Gene function -- Gene mutation -- Cytogenetics -- Part IV Population genetics: When gene frequencies stay constant -- Changing gene frequencies -- Human origins and evolution -- Part V Immunity and cancer: Genetics of immunity -- Genetics of cancer -- Part VI Genetic technology: Genetic engineering -- Gene and protein therapy -- Plant biotechnology -- Maps, markers and the human genome project -- Reproductive technologies.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 573.21 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00068167
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 573.21 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00068166
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 573.21 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00081120
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I Introduction: Anatomy of an inborn error of metabolism -- Cells -- Human development -- Part II Transmission genetics: Mendel's laws -- Linkage -- Multifactorial traits -- Part III DNA and Chromosomes: DNA structure and replication -- Gene function -- Gene mutation -- Cytogenetics -- Part IV Population genetics: When gene frequencies stay constant -- Changing gene frequencies -- Human origins and evolution -- Part V Immunity and cancer: Genetics of immunity -- Genetics of cancer -- Part VI Genetic technology: Genetic engineering -- Gene and protein therapy -- Plant biotechnology -- Maps, markers and the human genome project -- Reproductive technologies.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • 1
  • 1 Overview of Genetics
  • 2 Cells
  • 3 Development
  • 2
  • 4 Mendelian Inheritance
  • 5 Extensions and Exceptions to Mendel's Laws
  • 6 Matters of Sex
  • 7 Multifactorial Traits
  • 8 The Genetics of behavior
  • 3
  • 9 DNA Structure and Replication
  • 10 Gene Action: From DNA to Protein
  • 11 Control of Gene Expression
  • 12 Gene Mutation
  • 13 Chromosomes
  • 4
  • 14 When Allele Frequencies Stay Constant
  • 15 Changing Allele Frequencies
  • 16 Human Origins and Evolution
  • 5
  • 17 Genetics of Immunity
  • 18 Genetics of Cancer
  • 6
  • 19 Genetically Modified Organisms
  • 20 Gene Therapy and Genetic Counseling
  • 21 Reproductive Technologies
  • 22 The Age of Genomics

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