The human genome : a user's guide /

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Author / Creator:	Hawley, R. Scott.
Imprint:	San Diego, Calif. : Academic Press, c1999.
Description:	xix, 415 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Human genome. Human gene mapping. Human genetics. Human gene mapping. Human genetics. Human genome.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3454981

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Other authors / contributors:	Mori, Catherine A.
ISBN:	0123334608
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 361-373) and index.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Preface
Section 1. The Basics of Heredity
Chapter 1. Slaying Molecular Dragons: Brenda's Tale
Chapter 2. The Answer In A Nutshell: Genes, Proteins, and the Basis of Life
Chapter 3. Mendel and the Concept of the Gene
Chapter 4. Human Mendelian Genetics
Chapter 5. One Man's Trait Is Another Man's Disease
Section 2. The Central Dogma of Molecular Biology
Chapter 6. DNA: The Genetic Alphabet
Chapter 7. The Central Dogma of Molecular Biology: How Genes Encode Proteins
Chapter 8. Splicing the Modular Gene
Chapter 9. Orchestrating the Human Genome
Section 3. How Chromosomes Move
Chapter 10. So What are Chromosomes Anyway?
Chapter 11. How Cells Move Your Genes Around
Chapter 12. Passing Genes Between Generations
Chapter 13. The Chromosomal Basis of Heredity
Section 4. Mutation
Chapter 14. Absent Essentials and Monkey Wrenches
Chapter 15. How We Detect Mutations
Chapter 16. We Are All Mutants
Chapter 17. What Constitutes Normal?
Chapter 18. Mutations in Mammoth Genes
Chapter 19. Expanded Repeat Traits
Section 5. Genes, Chromosomes, and Sex
Chapter 20. The X and Y Chromosomes: The Odd Couple
Chapter 21. Genetics of Sex, Gender, and Orientation
Chapter 22. Aneuploidy: When Too Much or Too Little Counts
Section 6. Breaking the Rules
Chapter 23. Imprinting
Chapter 24. Imitating Heredity: One Trait, Many Causes
Section 7. The Human Genome Landscape
Chapter 25. The Human Genome Project
Chapter 26. There's Cloning and Then There's Cloning
Chapter 27. The Human Genome Sequence
Chapter 28. Finding Genes in the Human Genome
Section 8. Complex and Heterogeneous Traits
Chapter 29. Genotype Phenotype Correlations
Chapter 30. How Complex Can It Get?
Chapter 31. Quantitative Traits
Chapter 32. The MAOA Gene: It There a Genetic Basis for Criminality?
Chapter 33. The Multiple-Hit Hypothesis: The Genetics of Cancer
Section 9. Genetic Testing and Therapy
Chapter 34. Genetic Testing and Screening
Chapter 35. Magic Bullets: The Potential for Gene Therapy
Section 10. Fears, Faith, and Fantasies
Chapter 36. Heroes Among Us
Chapter 37. Fears, Faith, and Fantasies
Credits
Index

The human genome : a user's guide /

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