Human Genetics: Concepts and Applications

Title of the book : Human Genetics: Concepts and Applications

Author                 : Ricki Lewis
Edition                : 12th Edition
Year                     : 2018

Book language  : English

File format          : PDF 

File  size               : 71.34 MB

pages                    : 481

➤Description :

Today, human genetics is for everyone. It is about variation more than about illnesses, and increasingly about the common rather than about the rare. Once an obscure science or an occasional explanation for an odd collection of symptoms, human genetics is now part of everyday conversation. By coming to know genetic backgrounds, people can control their environments in more healthy ways. Genetic knowledge is, therefore, both informative and empowering. This edition of Human Genetics: Concepts and Applications shows students how and why that is true.

➤Brief  Contents: 

↦ Part I : Introduction
➥ 1 : What Is in a Human Genome?
➥ 2 : Cells
➥ 3 : Meiosis, Development, and Aging

↦ Part II : Transmission Genetics

➥ 4 :  Single-Gene Inheritance
➥ 5 :  Beyond Mendel’s Laws
➥ 6 :  Matters of Sex
➥ 7 :  Multifactorial Traits
➥ 8 :  Genetics of Behavior

↦ Part III : DNA and Chromosomes 

➥ 9 :  DNA Structure and Replication
➥ 10 :  Gene Action: From DNA to Protein
➥ 11 :  Gene Expression and Epigenetics
➥ 12 :  Gene Mutation
➥ 13 :  Chromosomes

↦ Part IV : Population Genetics
➥ 14  : Constant Allele Frequencies and DNA Forensics
➥ 15 : Changing Allele Frequencies
➥ 16 : Human Ancestry and Evolution

↦ Part V : Immunity and Cancer
➥ 17  : Genetics of Immunity
➥ 18 : Cancer Genetics and Genomics

↦ Part VI : Genetic Technology

➥ 19 :  DNA Technologies
➥ 20 :  Genetic Testing and Treatment
➥ 21 :  Reproductive Technologies
➥ 22 :  Genomics