Genetics 101

Informationen zum Autor Michael Windelspecht Klappentext What should the average person know about science? Because science is so central to life in the 21st century, science educators and other leaders of the scientific community believe that it is essential that everyone understand the basic concepts of the most vital and far-reaching disciplines. Genetics 101 does exactly that. This accessible volume provides readers - whether students new to the field or just interested members of the lay public - with the essential ideas of genetics using a minimum of jargon and mathematics. Concepts are introduced in a progressive order so that more complicated ideas build on simpler ones, and each is discussed in small, bite-sized segments so that they can be more easily understood. Zusammenfassung It covers: Genetics as a science! The applications of genetics! including developmental genetics and behavioral genetics! Genetics counseling! and other ways in which genetics impacts our lives.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Michael Windelspecht, Windelspecht Michael
• Verlag: Abc Clio Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Altersempfehlung: 14 bis 18 Jahre
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 30.05.2007
• EAN: 9780313333811
• ISBN: 978-0-313-33381-1
• Seiten: 195
• Abmessung: 159 mm x 241 mm x 25 mm
• Serien: Science 101 (Greenwood); Science 101
• Themen: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Biologie > Genetik, Gentechnik; Science, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics, Genetics (non-medical)