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TEACH YOURSELF GENETICS provides a clear introduction to this ever-changing area of science. Using clear illustrations, the book looks at historical theory and modern genetic developments, as well as contemporary issues and debates. The subject of genetics has developed enormously since Johann Mendel's pioneering work, and here the principles of the subject are explained, with the applications of basic concepts to modern gene technology fully described. Whatever your particular interest, from the basic science of genetics and inheritance to the ethics of genetic engineering, eugenics and the Human Genome Project, this is the book for you.
Avoiding unnecessary terminology and explaining key concepts simply, this book covers: the study of the structure and function of living things; the study of cells and their functions; growth and development in vertebrates; the study of inheritance and variation; Mendel and genetics; theories for the origin of life; natural selection and adaptation; and the study of habitats and the interaction of living things.