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Taylor & Francis Ltd Human Genetics The Basics 2017 Edition by Ricki Lewis
Human genetics has blossomed from an obscure biological science and explanation for rare disorders to a field that is profoundly altering health care for everyone. This thoroughly updated new edition of Human Genetics: The Basics provides a concise background of gene structure and function through the lens of real examples, from families living with inherited diseases to population-wide efforts in which millions of average people are learning about their genetic selves. The book raises compelling issues concerning: * The role of genes in maintaining health and explaining sickness * Genetic testing, gene therapy, and genome editing * The common ancestry of all humanity and how we are affecting our future.Written in an engaging, narrative manner, this concise introduction is an ideal starting point for anyone who wants to know more about genes, DNA, genomes, and the genetic ties that bind us all. List of Figures & TablesAcknowledgementsAbbreviations Chapter 1. From Mendel's Peas to Double HelicesFrom Genes to GenomesAgriculture is Applied GeneticsMendel's Experiments -The Mystery of the Missing TraitsThe Chromosome ConnectionIn Pursuit of the Genetic MaterialChapter 2. How Genes WorkA Brief History of CFMikayla's StoryThe Individual Level: Tissues and OrgansThe Family LevelThe PopulationChapter 3. Genes and HealthA Genomic View of HealthCauses of Death - An Organizing FrameworkCancer: The Cell Cycle Out of ControlThe Microbiome and Infectious Disease Chapter 4. Genetic TestingThe First Generation of Genetic Tests: ProteinsThe Second Generation of Genetic Tests: DNAThe Third Generation of Genetic Tests: Exomes and GenomesChapter 5. Gene Therapy and Genome EditingProtein Therapy Came FirstGene TherapyGene and Genome EditingChapter 6. From Ancestry to DestinyDNA as Clock and CompassThe First HomininsDNA Evidence Overlaps Fossil EvidenceExpansion Out of AfricaFrom Archaic Humans to Modern HumansInto EuropeGenetic Genealogy and Ancestry TestingThe Future: Will Humanity Homogenize or Diverge?GlossaryBibliographyIndex