Challenging genetic determinism : new perspectives on the gene in its multiple environments /
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| Corporate author / creator: | Royal Society of Canada. Symposium (2007) |
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| Imprint: | Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2011. |
| Description: | xx, 319 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8829679 |
| Summary: | Advances in genetic research have captured the attention of the media and the public through reports about genetically caused diseases and behaviours. However, all too often the coverage of scientists' innovations has implied that genetic factors alone are responsible for effects ranging from personality and sexual preferences to morbid obesity and intellectual disabilities. Challenging Genetic Determinism argues that hypotheses cannot be based solely on genetic factors but must take into account the context in which these factors occur. |
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| Item Description: | Papers previously presented at the 2007 Fall Symposium of the Royal Society of Canada, under the auspices of the Social Sciences Academy, Academy II. |
| Physical Description: | xx, 319 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780773537804 0773537805 9780773538139 0773538135 |
