Human Genetics: Concepts and Applications (Lewis) (c)2021 13e
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PART ONE: INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER 1 The Information in a Human Genome
- CHAPTER 2 Cells
- CHAPTER 3 Meiosis, Development, and Aging
PART TWO: TRANSMISSION GENETICS
- CHAPTER 4 Single-Gene Inheritance
- CHAPTER 5 Beyond Mandel's Laws
- CHAPTER 6 Matters of Sex
- CHAPTER 7 Complex Traits
- CHAPTER 8 Genetics of Behavior
PART THREE: DNA AND CHROMOSOMES
- CHAPTER 9 DNA Structure and Replication
- CHAPTER 10 Gene Action: From DNA to Protein
- CHAPTER 11 Gene Expression and Epigenetics
- CHAPTER 12 Gene Mutation
- CHAPTER 13 Chromosomes
PART FOUR: POPULATION GENETICS
- CHAPTER 14 Genomes
- CHAPTER 15 Constant Allele Frequencies
- CHAPTER 16 Allele Frequencies
PART FIVE: IMMUNITY AND CANCER
- CHAPTER 17 Human Ancestry and Evolution
- CHAPTER 18 The Genetics of Identity
PART SIX: DNA TECHNOLOGY
- CHAPTER 19 Genetics of Immunity
- CHAPTER 20 Cancer Genetics and Genomics
- CHAPTER 21 Genetic Testing and Treatment
- CHAPTER 22 Reproductive Technologies
Ricki Lewis has built an eclectic career in communicating the excitement of genetics and genomics, combining skills as a geneticist and a journalist. She currently writes the popular weekly blog, DNA Science, at Public Library of Science and contributes frequent articles to Medscape Medical News and the Genetic Literacy Project. Dr. Lewis has authored or coauthored several university-level textbooks and is the author of the narrative nonfiction book, The Forever Fix: Gene Therapy and the Boy Who Saved It, as well as an essay collection, a novel, and a short "basics" book on human genetics. She teaches an online course on "Genethics" for the Alden March Bioethics Institute of Albany Medical College and is a genetic counselor for a private medical practice. Her passion is rare genetic diseases; she writes often about affected families who are pioneering DNA-based treatments.