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Human genetics : concepts and applications / Ricki Lewis

By: Lewis, Ricki [author]Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : McGraw Hill LLC, c2021Edition: International Student Edition; THIRTEENTH EDITIONDescription: xix, 448 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmISBN: 9789813310759Subject(s): HUMAN GENETICSLOC classification: QH 431 .L49 2021

Contents:

Part 1. Introduction -- Part 2. Transmission Genetics -- Part 3. DNA and Chromosomes -- Part 4. Population Genetics -- Part 5. Immunity and Cancer -- Part 6. Genetic Technology.

Summary: Today, human genetics is for everyone. It is about variation more than about illnesses, and increasingly about the common rather than about the rare. Once an obscure science or an occasional explanation for an odd collection of symptoms, human genetics is now part of everyday conversation. By coming to know genetic backgrounds, people can control their environments in more healthy ways. Genetic knowledge is, therefore, both informative and empowering

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	LRC - Main	National University - Manila	Gen. Ed - CAH	General Circulation	GC QH 431 .L49 2021 (Browse shelf (Opens below))	c.1	Available		NULIB000019439

"This International Student Edition is for use outside of the U.S."--Cover
"For sale in the Philippines only"--Cover

Includes index.

Part 1. Introduction -- Part 2. Transmission Genetics -- Part 3. DNA and Chromosomes -- Part 4. Population Genetics -- Part 5. Immunity and Cancer -- Part 6. Genetic Technology.

Today, human genetics is for everyone. It is about variation more than about illnesses, and increasingly about the common rather than about the rare. Once an obscure science or an occasional explanation for an odd collection of symptoms, human genetics is now part of everyday conversation. By coming to know genetic backgrounds, people can control their environments in more healthy ways. Genetic knowledge is, therefore, both informative and empowering

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