Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 384 pages
- Published by: For Dummies
- Edition: 1st Edition September 2, 2005
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0764595547
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0764595547
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Book Dimensions:
8.9 x 7.5 x 0.9 inches
- Weighs: 1.2 pounds
Product 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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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 crimesand 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
Reader Reviews
I have a PhD in science from MIT and I have bought and read a number of books on genetics. This is one of the best introductory books, and most will be impressed with the scope, the size, the graphics, and the overall presentation. This must be one of the better "Dummies" books. The only other similar book is "Genetics" (2002) by Guttman et al, but it has less applications than the present book. Overall I would rate the present book as the best introductory book on the market today. I bought about ten books including the present book. What I like about the book is the shotgun approach. The author (not a relative) has five basic parts, i.e.: - 1. Genetics Basics, - 2. DNA: The Genetic Material, - 3. Genetics and Your Health, - 4. Generics and Your World, - 5. The Part of Tens (genetic history and hot topics). The first two parts are a general introduction to genetics. This is at a fairly sophisticated level, but made simple by good graphics and excellent writing. The third part describes some of the 200 cancers and how some common cancers are related to genetics. The are other topics here including Down's syndrome. Part 4 is on applications, such as human history, forensic DNA, cloning, ethics, and other topics. The last part describes major events in the development of genetics. The author has presented a good index at the end along with a good guide to Web Sites so the reader can follow up some of the details. Tara Robinson has managed to put together an excellent introduction with great graphics that is suitable for the average reader. Highly recommend: 5 stars.
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