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DNA demystified : Unraveling the double helix By Alan MacHughen

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York: Oxford University Press, © 2020Edition: 1st EdDescription: i-xiv+376PISBN:
  • 978019092962
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 572.86 MCH-D
Contents:
Preface Introduction Chapter 1 Foundations Chapter 2 DNA 101 Chapter 3 Human DNA Chapter 4 Practical Applications Chapter 5 Personal DNA and Genomics Chapter 6 Medical and Health applications Chapter 7 Genetic Genealogy Chapter 8 DNA Tests for Genealogy Chapter 9 Which company? Chapter 10 Genetic Engineering and GMOs Chapter 11 Ethical dilemmas Chapter 12 Fighting Mother Nature? Endnotes Glossary
Summary: Consumers are inundated with fascinating, alarming, and/or exciting information about DNA in the news and on social media. But few have enough background information on DNA and genetics to fully appreciate or critique the issues presented. DNA Demystified provides the technical foundation for non-experts to go beyond the story and enable a more complete understanding of the issues covered.
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Preface Introduction
Chapter 1 Foundations
Chapter 2 DNA 101
Chapter 3 Human DNA
Chapter 4 Practical Applications
Chapter 5 Personal DNA and Genomics
Chapter 6 Medical and Health applications
Chapter 7 Genetic Genealogy
Chapter 8 DNA Tests for Genealogy
Chapter 9 Which company?
Chapter 10 Genetic Engineering and GMOs
Chapter 11 Ethical dilemmas
Chapter 12 Fighting Mother Nature?
Endnotes Glossary

Consumers are inundated with fascinating, alarming, and/or exciting information about DNA in the news and on social media. But few have enough background information on DNA and genetics to fully appreciate or critique the issues presented. DNA Demystified provides the technical foundation for non-experts to go beyond the story and enable a more complete understanding of the issues covered.

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