Genetics For Dummies
1st Edition
Published on 1. August 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-0-7645-9554-7 (ISBN)
Description
Reveals the connections between genetics and specific diseases
Understand the science and the ethics behind genetics
Want to know more about genetics? This non-intimidating guide gets you up to speed on all the fundamentals. From dominant and recessive inherited traits to the DNA double-helix, you get clear explanations in easy-to-understand terms. Plus, you'll see how people are applying genetic science to fight disease, develop new products, solve crimes. and even clone cats.
Discover
* What geneticists do
* How traits are passed on
* How genetic counseling works
* The basics of cloning
* The role of DNA in forensics
* The scoop on the Human Genome Project
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Tara Rodden Robinson
Genetics For Dummies
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Tara Rodden Robinson, PhD, completed a postdoctoral fellowship in genetics at Auburn University and is currently an Assistant Professor (Research) in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Oregon State University.
Content
Introduction.
Part I: Genetics Basics.
Chapter 1: What Genetics Is and Why You Need to Know Some.
Chapter 2: Celling Out: Basic Cell Biology.
Chapter 3: Mendel's Peas Plan: Discovering the Laws of Inheritance.
Chapter 4: Law Enforcement: Mendel's Laws Applied to Complex Traits.
Chapter 5: The Subject of Sex.
Part II: DNA: The Genetic Material.
Chapter 6: DNA: The Basis of Life.
Chapter 7: Copying Your DNA: Replication.
Chapter 8: RNA: Like DNA but Different.
Chapter 9: Translating the Genetic Code.
Chapter 10: What a Cute Pair of Genes: Gene Expression.
Part III: Genetics and Your Health.
Chapter 11: Sequencing Your DNA.
Chapter 12: Genetic Counseling.
Chapter 13: Mutation and Inherited Diseases.
Chapter 14: The Genetics of Cancer.
Chapter 15: Chromosome Disorders.
Chapter 16: No Couch Needed: Gene Therapy.
Part IV: Genetics and Your World.
Chapter 17: Tracing Human History and the Future of the Planet.
Chapter 18: Forensic Genetics: Solving Mysteries Using DNA.
Chapter 19: Genetic Makeovers: Fitting New Genes into Plants and Animals.
Chapter 20: Cloning: There'll Never Be Another You.
Chapter 21: Ethics: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.
Part V: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 22: Ten Defining Events in Genetics.
Chapter 23: Ten of the Hottest Issues in Genetics.
Chapter 24: Ten Terrific Genetics Web Sites.
Glossary.
Index.