Genetics : A Beginner's Guide

Genetics : A Beginner's Guide

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  • 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版/ページ数 256 p.
  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9781851683048
  • DDC分類 576.5

Full Description


With genetics and genetic engineering receiving almost daily coverage in the media, this book is an introduction for general readers who wish to know more about a science that is changing our world. Starting with the history of genetics, from primitive breeding programmes to Mendel's Law, and moving on to a full explanation of genetics and its role in our future, this is a comprehensive survey of genetics past, present and future.

Contents

Preface I.Genetics: past, present, and future II.From Myth to Modern Science III.What is inherited? IV.The Breakthrough: Mendel's laws V.Chromosomes, reproduction, and sex VI.The function of genes VII.The hereditary material, DNA VIII.The genetic dissection of gene structure IX.Deciphering the code of life X.Heredity in the bacterial world XI.Gene regulation and development XII.DNA manipulation: the return of Epimetheus? XIII.The geneticist as Dr. Frankenstein XIV.The fountain of change: mutation XV.Evolutionary genetics Glossary Notes Further reading Index