HUMAN GENETICS AND SOCIETY, 2E, International Edition engages students and demonstrates the relevance of genetics with an integrated case-based approach. Written for non-science majors, this text grabs student attention and shows them the importance of genetics by placing concepts within real-life contexts that students can appreciate throughout every chapter. Not just relegated to features, boxes, and the end of chapters, this book's real-world cases and intriguing questions are woven throughout the chapter narrative, vividly showing students how and why the concepts of human genetics are vital to their personal lives and to society at large. INDICE: Preview: Genetics in Your Life. Biology Basics: Cells and Cell Structure. 1. Sex and Development. 2. Assisted Reproductive Technology. 3. Changes in Chromosome Number. 4. How Genes Are Transmitted from Generation to Generation. Biology Review: DNA and RNA. 5: Gene Action. 6. Gene Changes; Mutation and Epigenetics. 7. Biotechnology. 8. Genetic Testing. 9. DNA Forensics. 10. Genomics. Biology Review: Genes, Populations, and the Environment. 11. Complex traits. 12. Cancer. 13. Behavior Genetics. 14. Immunogenetics. 15. Population Genetics. 16. Human Evolution. 17. Past, Present and Future.
- ISBN: 978-0-538-73533-9
- Editorial: Brooks/Cole
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 336
- Fecha Publicación: 07/10/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés