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Human Heredity: Principles and Issues, 8th Edition

Human Heredity: Principles and Issues, 8th Edition

Michael Cummings - Illinois Institute of Technology

ISBN-10: 0495554456  ISBN-13: 9780495554455

560 Pages   Paperbound

Table of Contents

1. A Perspective on Human Genetics.
2. Cells and Cell Division.
3. Transmission of Genes from Generation to Generation.
4. Pedigree Analysis in Human Genetics.
5. Interaction of Genes and the Environment.
6. Cytogenetics: Karyotypes and Chromosome Aberrations.
7. Development and Sex Determination.
8. DNA Structure and Chromosomal Organization.
9. Gene Expression: From Genes to Proteins.
10. From Proteins to Phenotypes.
11. Mutation: The Source of Genetic Variation.
12. Genes and Cancer.
13. An Introduction to Cloning and Recombinant DNA.
14. Biotechnology and Society.
15. The Human Genome Project and Genomics.
16. Reproductive Technology, Gene Therapy, and Genetic Counseling.
17. Genes and the Immune System.
18. Genes of Behavior.
19. Population Genetics and Human Evolution.