Genetics For Dummies

Genetics For Dummies
by Tara Rodden Robinson

Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: For Dummies (September 2, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN: 0764595547

Book 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

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

Tags:Dummies, Genetics
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