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Illuminate the principles and concepts of the once obscure science of genetics with Human Genetics: Concepts and Applications. This new 12th edition is updated to reflect the evolution of genetics, presenting the study of genomic variation and heredity in organisms as the basis for medical science.

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Table of Contents

PART ONE: Introduction

CHAPTER 1 What is in a Human Genome?

CHAPTER 2 Cells

CHAPTER 3 Meiosis, Development, and Aging

PART TWO: Transmission Genetics

CHAPTER 4 Single-Gene Inheritance

CHAPTER 5 Beyond Mandel’s Laws

CHAPTER 6 Matters of Sex

CHAPTER 7 Multifactorial Traits

CHAPTER 8 Genetics of Behavior

PART THREE: DNA and Chromosomes

CHAPTER 9 DNA Structure and Replication

CHAPTER 10 Gene Action: From DNA to Protein

CHAPTER 11 Gene Expression and Epigenetics

CHAPTER 12 Gene Mutation

CHAPTER 13 Chromosomes

PART FOUR: Population Genetics

CHAPTER 14 Constant Allele Frequencies and DNA Forensics

CHAPTER 15 Changing Allele Frequencies

CHAPTER 16 Human Ancestry and Evolution

PART FIVE: IMMUNITY AND CANCER

CHAPTER 17 Genetics of Immunity

CHAPTER 18 Cancer Genetics and Genomics

PART SIX: DNA TECHNOLOGY

CHAPTER 19 DNA Technologies

CHAPTER 20 Genetic Testing and Treatment

CHAPTER 21 Reproductive Technologies

CHAPTER 22 Genomics

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6-year Standard Student Bundle (Student Edition with Online Student Edition)....................................................................................978-0-07-683566-9

6-year Online Student Edition..........................................................................................................................................................................................978-0-07-683859-2

1-year Standard Student Bundle (Student Edition with Online Student Edition)...............................................................................978-0-07-683568-3

1-year Online Student Edition..........................................................................................................................................................................................978-0-07-683855-4

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