genetics

Examines the study of genetics and heredity by using graphic organizers, with information on cells and cellular reproduction, DNA, and genetic disorders.

Presents an introduction to genetics, looking at early ideas about how parents passed characteristics to their offspring, discussing the origins of the study of genetics, and following developments in the field through the twentieth century.

Discusses the science behind the Human Genome Project and explores how DNA research will impact human life in the future.

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"Offers useful information applying evolutionary biology, functional genomics, and cell communication studies to complex disease. ... hones in on the 'why and how' of evolution by uniquely focusing on the cell as the smallest unit of biologic structure and function"--Amazon.com.

Examines the possibility of genes being determining factors in whether or not a person can be a great athlete, or if hard work and practice are more the determining factors. Discusses what the human genome does and doesn't say about human athleticism.

When Don Tillman, a genetics professor, decides it is time to get married, he devises a scientific survey designed to filter out undesirables, calling it the "Wife Project." When Don meets Rosie Jarman, she is quickly eliminated as wife material, but when he assists Rosie in a search for her biological father, he discovers that love finds you, not the other way around.

Contains 223 alphabetically arranged articles that provide information about topics related to fields of study within the realm of genetics, including human genetics, immunogenetics, and genetic engineering and biotechnology; and includes sidebars, a time line, biographical dictionary, glossary, list of Nobel Prize winners for genetics, a bibliography, and indexes.

Read how black biologists from around the world created new techniques in cell biology, made discoveries in DNA science, developed groundbreaking chemotherapies, and studied elephants, spiders, and other wildlife.