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BL
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991273
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b745643
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| Main Entry
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Kidd, J. S., (Jerry S.)
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| Title & Author
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New genetics : : the study of lifelines /\ J.S. Kidd and Renee A. Kidd.
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| Publication Statement
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New York, NY :: Chelsea House,, ©2006.
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| Series Statement
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Science & society
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xiv, 210 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm.
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| ISBN
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0816056048
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: 9780816056040
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| Notes
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Previous ed. published in 1999 under title: Life lines: the story of the new genetics.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-202) and index.
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| Contents
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Heritage and heredity: Mechanics of inheritance -- Early theories -- Emergence of new species -- Early human intervention -- How heredity works: Research -- Interpretation of the results -- Communication -- Modern botany begins -- Experimental breeding -- Thomas Hunt Morgan and his fruit flies: Morgan -- Focus on fruit flies -- Magic places-Productive people: Woods hole and cold spring harbor -- Genetics of corn -- Barbara McClintock -- Science and politics: Eugenics -- Michurin and Lysenko -- Shifting the research focus: Transforming principle -- Dynamic trio -- Race for glory: In research of the structure -- Completing the analysis -- Other outcomes -- Code: How the genes work -- Amino acids and proteins -- Basic rules of genetics -- Wording of the code -- Cell as a production plant -- Genetic analyses: Separating large molecules -- Protein studies -- RNA studies -- DNA sequencing -- DNA profiling -- DNA analysis and crime detections -- Other applications of DNA profiling -- Biohazard: Cancer studies -- Steps toward wider participation -- Clones: Animal cloning -- Cloning at the microbe level -- Practical applications -- Hereditary disease: Genetic markers -- Huntington?s disease -- Other genetic disorders and responses -- Further genetic therapy research -- Genomes: Polymerase chain reactions -- Human genome project -- Human genome -- Comparative genomics -- Proteome -- Genetic screening: Diagnosis and genetic screening -- Aging: Diet -- Hormones and genes -- Other genetic processes -- Oxygen poisoning -- Cell death -- RNA: Catalysts and enzymes -- Enzyme magic -- Host of discoveries -- RNA world -- Stem cells: Embryonic stem cells -- Future prospects -- Glossary -- Further reading -- Web sites -- Index.
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| Abstract
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Introduces readers to the history of genetics.
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Genetics, Juvenile literature.
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Genetics-- Social aspects, Juvenile literature.
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Human genetics, Juvenile literature.
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Human genetics-- Social aspects, Juvenile literature.
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Genetics-- Social aspects.
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Genetics.
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Human genetics-- Social aspects.
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Human genetics.
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Genetics-- Social aspects.
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Genetics.
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Human genetics-- Social aspects.
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Human genetics.
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| Dewey Classification
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576.5
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| LC Classification
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QH437.5.K53 2006
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| Added Entry
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Kidd, J. S., (Jerry S.).
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Kidd, Renee A.
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