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BL
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| Record Number
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964533
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b718903
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| Main Entry
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Chiu, Lisa Seachrist.
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| Title & Author
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When a gene makes you smell like a fish-- and other tales about the genes in your body /\ Lisa Seachrist Chiu ; illustrations by Judith A. Seachrist.
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| Edition Statement
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Oxford University Press pbk. ed.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford ;New York :: Oxford University Press,, 2007.
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| Page. NO
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x, 219 pages :: illustrations ;; 21 cm
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| ISBN
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0195327063
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: 9780195327069
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-209) and index.
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| Contents
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When a gene makes you smell like a fish -- It takes two to tango -- The first gene -- Phenylketonuria and the first genetic test -- Maple syrup urine -- The Tangier Island gene -- The Celtic curse -- Metallic madness -- Just one bad apple-- -- The long stretch gene -- The Dracula gene -- The expandable gene -- You can blame it on mom -- The gene that launched a revolution -- The fragile X -- The werewolf gene -- The cue ball gene -- Leaving an imprint -- Whither mom or dad gene -- The calico cat gene -- When a gene won't silence -- Just a little piece of the puzzle -- Speaking with a "forked tongue" -- The cheeseburger gene -- The bitter gene, or the battle over broccoli -- The Schwarzenegger gene: from mighty mice to hulking human -- A performance gene -- An aging gene -- In the beginning-- -- The cut-and-paste genes -- Jomon genes -- Survivors' benefit -- The pregnancy genes -- The "got milk?" gene -- Innate sensing genes -- The sidedness genes -- Epilogue: snippets of information reveal the whole? -- Appendix: a genetics primer.
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| Abstract
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Examines common and rare genetic disorders around the world, including the disorder's history and the research conducted by leading scientists to identify the gene(s) responsible.
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Human genetics, Anecdotes.
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Human genetics, Popular works.
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Human genetics.
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| Dewey Classification
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599.93/5
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| LC Classification
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QH431.C474 2007
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| Added Entry
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Seachrist, Judith A.
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