Human genetics : problems and approaches /
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Author / Creator: | Vogel, Friedrich, 1925- |
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Edition: | 3rd completely rev. ed. |
Imprint: | Berlin ; New York : Springer, c1997. |
Description: | xxxvi, 851 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2531963 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. History of Human Genetics
- 2. The Human Genome: Chromosomes
- 3. The Human Genome: Genes and DNA
- 4. Formal Genetics of Humans: Modes of inheritance
- 5. Formal Genetics of Humans: Linkage Analysis and Gene Clusters
- 6. Formal Genetics of Humans: Multifactorial Inheritance and Common Diseases
- 7. Gene Action: Genetic Diseases
- 8. Gene Action: Developmental Genetics
- 9. Mutation: Spontaneous Mutation in Germ Cells
- 10. Mutation: Somatic Mutation, Cancer, and Aging
- 11. Mutation: Induction by Ionizing Radiation and Chemicals
- 12. Population Genetics: Description and Dynamics
- 13. Population Genetics: Consanguinity, Genetic Drift
- 14. Human Evolution
- 15. Behavioral Genetics: Research Strategies and Examples
- 16. Behavioral Genetics: Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia
- 17. Behavioral Genetics: Differences Between Populations
- 18. Genetic Counseling and Prenatal Diagnosis
- 19. Genetic Manipulations and the Biological Future of the Human Species.