Genetics for dummies [recurso electrónico] / Tara Rodden Robinson.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [341]-344) and index.

Cover About the Author Dedication Author s Acknowledgments Contents at a Glance Table of Contents Introduction About This Book Conventions Used in This Book What You re Not to Read Foolish Assumptions How This Book Is Organized Icons Used in This Book Where to Go from Here Part I: Genetics Basics Chapter 1: What Genetics Is and Why You Need to Know Some What Is Genetics? Living the Life a Geneticist Chapter 2: Celling Out: Basic Cell Biology Welcome to Your Cell! Mitosis: We Gotta Split, Baby! Meiosis: Making Cells for Sex Chapter 3: Mendel s Peas Plan: Discovering the Laws of Inheritance Flower Power: Gardening with Gregor Mendel Getting the Lowdown on Inheritance Lingo Making Inheritance Simple Finding Unknown Alleles Using Basic Probability to Compute the Likelihood of Inheritance Solving Simple Genetics Problems Chapter 4: Law Enforcement: Mendel s Laws Applied to Complex Traits Dominant Alleles Rule ... Sometimes Alleles Causing Complications Making Life More Complicated Uncovering More Exceptions to Mendel s Laws Chapter 5: The Subject of Sex How You Got So Sexy Sex-Determination Disorders in Humans Sex-linked Inheritance Part II: DNA: The Genetic Material Chapter 6: DNA: The Basis of Life Deconstructing DNA Examining Different Sets of DNA Digging into the History of DNA Chapter 7: Copying Your DNA: Replication Unzipped: Creating the Pattern for More DNA How DNA Copies Itself Replication in Eukaryotes How Circular DNAs Replicate Chapter 8: RNA: Like DNA but Different You Already Know a Lot about RNA Transcription: Copying DNA s Message into RNA s Language Post-transcription Processing Chapter 9: Translating the Genetic Code Discovering the Good in a Degenerate Meeting the Translating Team Taking the Translation Trip Proteins Are Precious Polypeptides Chapter 10: What a Cute Pair of Genes: Gene Expression Getting Your Genes Under Control Transcriptional Control of Gene Expression Retroactive Control: Things That Happen After Transcription Gene Control Lost in Translation Part III: Genetics and Your Health Chapter 11: Sequencing Your DNA Trying on a Few Genomes Sequencing Your Way to the Human Genome Sequencing: Reading the Language of DNA Chapter 12: Genetic Counseling Getting to Know Genetic Counselors Building and Analyzing a Family Tree Staying Ahead of the Game: Genetic Testing Chapter 13: Mutation and Inherited Diseases Starting Off with Types of Mutations Uncovering Causes of Mutation Facing the Consequences of Mutation Evaluating Options for DNA Repair Examining Common Inherited Diseases Chapter 14: The Genetics of Cancer Defining Cancer Recognizing Cancer as a DNA Disease Breaking Down the Types of Cancers Chapter 15: Chromosome Disorders Studying Chromosomes Counting Up Chromosomes Chromosome Disorders Chapter 16: No Couch Needed: Gene Therapy Curing Genetic Disease Finding Vehicles to Get Genes to Work Inserting Healthy Genes into the Picture Making Slow Progress on the Gene Therapy Front Part IV: Genetics and Your World Chapter 17: Tracing Human History and the Future of the Planet Genetic Variation Is Everywhere Breaking Down the Hardy-Weinberg Law of Population Genetics Mapping the Gene Pool Chapter 18: Forensic Genetics: Solving Mysteries Using DNA Rooting through Your Junk (DNA, That Is) to Find Your Identity Investigating the Scene: Where s the DNA? Catching Criminals (and Freeing the Innocent) It s All Relative: Finding Family Chapter 19: Genetic Makeovers: Fitting New Genes into Plants and Animals Seeing Genetically Modified Organisms Everywhere Putting Old Genes in New Places Puttering with Transgenic Plants Toying with Transgenic Animals Trifling with Transgenic Insects Fiddling with Transgenic Bacteria Chapter 20: Cloning: There ll Never Be Another You Attack of the Clones Like No Udder Clone It Yourself! Confronting Problems w.

Reveals the connections between genetics and specific diseases. Understand the science and the ethics behind genetics. Want to know more about genetics? This non-intimidating guide gets you up to speed on all the fundamentals. From dominant and recessive inherited traits to the DNA double-helix, you get clear explanations in easy-to-understand terms. Plus, you'll see how people are applying genetic science to fight disease, develop new products, solve crimes ... and even clone cats. Discover::; What geneticists do; How traits are passed on; How genetic counseling works; The basics of cloning.

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