50 genetics ideas you really need to know
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Henderson Mark 50 genetics ideas you really need to know Quercus (2009). Title Page......Page 2 Copyright Page......Page 3 Contents......Page 4 Introduction......Page 6 01 The theory of evolution......Page 8 02 The laws of inheritance......Page 13 03 Genes and chromosomes......Page 19 04 The genetics of evolution......Page 25 05 Mutation......Page 30 06 Sex......Page 35 07 Genes, proteins and DNA......Page 41 08 The double helix......Page 46 09 Cracking the code of life......Page 52 10 Genetic engineering......Page 57 11 Reading the genome......Page 62 12 The human genome......Page 68 13 Lessons of the genome......Page 73 14 Genetic determinism......Page 79 15 Selfish genes......Page 84 16 The blank slate......Page 89 17 Nature via nurture......Page 94 18 Genetic diseases......Page 99 19 Gene hunting......Page 104 20 Cancer......Page 109 21 Superbugs......Page 114 22 Behavioral genetics......Page 119 23 Intelligence......Page 124 24 Race......Page 129 25 Genetic history......Page 134 26 Genetic genealogy......Page 139 27 Sex genes......Page 144 28 The end of men?......Page 149 29 The battle of the sexes......Page 154 30 Homosexuality......Page 159 31 Genetic fingerprinting......Page 164 32 GM crops......Page 169 33 GM animals......Page 174 34 Evo-devo......Page 179 35 Stem cells......Page 184 36 Cloning......Page 189 37 Cloning people......Page 195 38 Gene therapy......Page 200 39 Genetic testing......Page 206 40 Tailor-made medicines......Page 211 41 Designer babies......Page 216 42 Brave new worlds......Page 222 43 Genes and insurance......Page 227 44 Gene patenting......Page 232 45 Junk DNA......Page 237 46 Copy number variation......Page 242 47 Epigenetics......Page 247 48 The RNA revolution......Page 252 49 Artificial life......Page 257 50 No such thing as normal......Page 262 Glossary......Page 267
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