Genetics: MacMillan Science Library
| AUTHOR | Gale Group |
| PUBLISHER | MacMillan Reference Library (11/08/2002) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
This title covers the full spectrum of this most important science. Major themes include: Inheritance, from Mendel to the present Genes and chromosomes, with full exploration of how genes work in the cell Genetic diseases, including hemophilia, cystic fibrosis, and more than a dozen other common and well-known genetic disorders, plus how genes influence cancer, mental illness, and other complex disorders Biotechnology, with special emphasis on lab techniques now in use in many high school classes, including eletrophoresis, restriction enzymes, and gene cloning Ethical, legal, and social issues, including genetically modified foods and cloning History of genetics, with both biographies and histories of major themes in genetics Careers
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ISBN-13:
9780028656069
ISBN-10:
0028656067
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
4
Carton Quantity:
4
Product Dimensions:
10.48 x 5.08 x 13.25 inches
Weight:
11.80 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Glossary,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Science | Life Sciences - Evolution
Dewey Decimal:
576.03
Library of Congress Control Number:
2002003560
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This title covers the full spectrum of this most important science. Major themes include: Inheritance, from Mendel to the present Genes and chromosomes, with full exploration of how genes work in the cell Genetic diseases, including hemophilia, cystic fibrosis, and more than a dozen other common and well-known genetic disorders, plus how genes influence cancer, mental illness, and other complex disorders Biotechnology, with special emphasis on lab techniques now in use in many high school classes, including eletrophoresis, restriction enzymes, and gene cloning Ethical, legal, and social issues, including genetically modified foods and cloning History of genetics, with both biographies and histories of major themes in genetics Careers
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Author:
Gale Group
Richard Wood has spent over five decades working in Meteorology, including 32 years at the National Weather Service (NWS) and the past 16 years as a Consulting Meteorologist, Educator, and Author/Editor of 8 books and hundreds of articles in various publications.
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