Human heredity : principles & issues /
Michael R. Cummings.
- 10th ed.
- Belmont, CA : Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning, c2014.
- xxviii, 465 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm.
Includes index.
A perspective on human genetics -- Cells and cell division -- Transmission of genes from generation to generation -- Pedigree analysis in human genetics -- The inheritance of complex traits --Cytogenetics: karotypes and chromosome aberrations -- Development and sex determination -- The structure, replication and chromosomal organization of DNA -- Gene expression and gene regulation -- From proteins to phenotypes -- Genome alterations: mutation and epigenetics --Genes and cancer -- An introduction to genetic technology -- Biotechnology and society -- Genomes and genomics -- Reproductive technology, genetic testing, and gene therapy -- Genes and the immune system -- Genetics of behavior -- Population genetics and human evolution.