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As genetic issues play a growing role in health practice and public policy, new knowledge in this field will continue to have significant implications for individuals and society. Written to communicate sound and modern science in an accessible way for professionals and students with various levels...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Richards, Julia E.
Otros Autores: Hawley, R. Scott
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; Amsterdam ; Boston : Academic Press/Elsevier, 2011.
Edición:3rd ed.
Colección:Elsevier science in society series.
Temas:
Human genome.
Human gene mapping.
Human genetics.
Medical genetics.
Genome, Human
Genetics, Medical
Genetic Structures
G�enome humain.
Cartes chromosomiques humaines.
G�en�etique humaine.
G�en�etique m�edicale.
MEDICAL > Genetics.
Medical genetics
Human gene mapping
Human genetics
Human genome
Humangenetik
genomen
genomes
genen
genes
genetica
genetics
humane genetica
human genetics
Genetics (General)
Genetica (algemeen)
Internet Resources.
Illustrations.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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