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Genetics Demystified

Genetics Demystified

A Self-Teaching Guide

Edward C. Willett - Collection Demystified

210 pages, parution le 16/11/2005

Résumé

Learn The ABC's Of DMA (And Heredity)

Now anyone with an interest in genetics can master it-without med school classes, Nobel Prize intelligence, or unlimited time.

In Genetics Demystified, award-winning science writer Edward Willett provides an effective and painless way to learn or review genetics, from Mendel's first experiments with pea plants through today's controversies over cloning.

With Genetics Demystified, you master the subject one step at a time-at your own speed. This unique self-teaching guide breaks genetics into manageable, interesting segments, and provides a quiz at the end of each chapter to reinforce learning and pinpoint weaknesses. An 80-question final exam reviews the entire book.

A fast, entertaining route to learning a complex subject, this reader-friendly guide helps you:

  • Unravel the mysteries of DMA, RNA, and the Human Genome Project
  • Learn how traits pass from one generation to the next
  • Find out how DMA is used to track evolution and solve historical and current mysteries
  • Discover how genetic engineering may cure and prevent disease and make better crops-and what the risks may be
  • Find the link between cancer and the genetic code
  • See how viruses "hijack heredity"
  • Take a final exam and grade it yourself!

A quick, effective way to learn genetics. Genetics Demystified is the perfect shortcut to a deeper understanding of one of the most fascinating fields of our times.

L'auteur - Edward C. Willett

Edward Willett is the author of more than 20 books, ranging from computer books on a variety of topics to children's nonfiction to young adult science fiction and fantasy. A former newspaper reporter and editor, he writes a science column for newspapers and radio and hosts a weekly TV phone-in show about computers and the Internet. He's also a professional actor and singer. Ed lives in Regina, Saskatchewan, with his wife and daughter.

Sommaire

  • Preface
  • Mendelism and Classical Genetics
  • The Cell-The Basic Unit of Life
  • DNA-The Chemical Basis of Heredity
  • Chromosomes-Organized DNA
  • Traits-How Genes Are Expressed
  • Genomes-Reading the Genetic Code
  • Mutations-Misreading the Code
  • Cancer-Genetics Gone Awry
  • Bacteria-A Different Way of Doing Things
  • Organelles-Genetics Outside the Nucleus
  • Viruses-Hijacking Heredity
  • Genetic Engineering-Sculpting the Code
  • Evolution-Change Driven By Genetics
  • Humans-How Genetics Affects Us
  • Final Exam
  • Answers to Quiz and Final Exam Questions
  • Suggested Additional References
  • Glossary
  • Index
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Éditeur(s) Mc Graw Hill
Auteur(s) Edward C. Willett
Collection Demystified
Parution 16/11/2005
Nb. de pages 210
Format 18,5 x 23,5
Couverture Broché
Poids 393g
Intérieur Noir et Blanc
EAN13 9780071459303
ISBN13 978-0-07-145930-3

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