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BL
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800723
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b620785
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| Main Entry
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Phill Jones.
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| Title & Author
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The genetic code\ Phill Jones.
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| Publication Statement
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New York: Chelsea House, ©2011.
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| Series Statement
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Science foundations (Chelsea House Publishers)
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127 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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| ISBN
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1604130849
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: 9781604130843
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| Contents
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The code of cells --; Discovering the links between inheritance, DNA, and protein --; Solving the genetic code puzzle --; The genetic code at work : gene expression --; Using the genetic code to transform living things --; Genetic variations that affect human health --; Epigenetics : beyond the genetic code --; Scientific challenges and ethical disputes.
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| Abstract
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Tracks the key experiments and discoveries that set in motion efforts to crack the genetic code, and explores the many ways humans have applied knowledge of the code to alter gene activity.
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| Subject
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Genetic code -- Popular works.
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| Subject
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Genetic code.
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| LC Classification
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QH450.2P455 2011
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| Added Entry
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Phill Jones
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