Human Genome Project
Deciphering the Blueprint of Heredity
Will be published approx. on 8. March 1994
Book
Hardback
360 pages
978-0-935702-29-3 (ISBN)
Description
This unique book introduces the ideas underlying classical and molecular genetics and then describes the purpose of the human genome project, its approach, its triumphs, its technological pitfalls and its ethical and social implications.
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Edition
1994
Language
English
Place of publication
Mill Valley
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Laminated cover
Dimensions
Height: 289 mm
Width: 231 mm
Thickness: 34 mm
Weight
1547 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-935702-29-3 (9780935702293)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Edited By Necia Grant Cooper
Content
Understanding Inheritance: An Introduction to Classical and Molecular Genetics.- Mapping the Genome: The Vision, the Science, the Implementation.- The Mapping of Chromosome 16.- DNA Libraries: Recombinant Clones for Mapping and Sequencing.- Computation and the Genome Project.- Rapid DNA Sequencing Based on Single-Molecule Detection.- Ethical, Legal and Social Implications.- An Invitation to Genetics in the 21st Century.- Glossary.- Index.