| Description |
xv, 429 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Prentice-Hall biological sciences series |
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Prentice-Hall series in biology |
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Prentice-Hall biological science series.
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Prentice-Hall series in biology
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| Contents |
1. Some fundamental genetic principles -- 2. The physical basis of inheritance -- 3. Chromosome behavior and sexual reproduction -- 4. Sex chromosomes and the genes they carry -- 5. Sex as a complex characteristics -- 6. Linkage, crossing over, and human variability -- 7. Genes and the immune system -- 8. Single genes, polygenes, and populations -- 9. Chemical aspects of genetics -- 10. Genes, molecules, and disease -- 11. Chromosome anomalies and approaches to the problem of genetic disorders -- 12. Pedigrees and probability -- 13. The origin and significance of gene mutation -- 14. Control mechanisms -- 15. Human behavior and other problems |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographies and index |
| Subject |
Human genetics.
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Genetics, Medical.
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| LC no. |
76026701 |
| ISBN |
0134450809 |
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