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Acknowledgments | |
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Preface | |
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The Basics of Heredity | |
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Slaying Molecular Dragons: Brenda's Tale | |
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The Answer In A Nutshell: Genes, Proteins, and the Basis of Life | |
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Mendel and the Concept of the Gene | |
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Human Mendelian Genetics | |
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One Man's Trait Is Another Man's Disease | |
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The Central Dogma of Molecular Biology | |
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DNA: The Genetic Alphabet | |
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The Central Dogma of Molecular Biology: How Genes Encode Proteins | |
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Splicing the Modular Gene | |
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Orchestrating the Human Genome | |
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How Chromosomes Move | |
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So What are Chromosomes Anyway? | |
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How Cells Move Your Genes Around | |
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Passing Genes Between Generations | |
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The Chromosomal Basis of Heredity | |
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Mutation | |
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Absent Essentials and Monkey Wrenches | |
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How We Detect Mutations | |
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We Are All Mutants | |
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What Constitutes Normal? | |
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Mutations in Mammoth Genes | |
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Expanded Repeat Traits | |
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Genes, Chromosomes, and Sex | |
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The X and Y Chromosomes: The Odd Couple | |
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Genetics of Sex, Gender, and Orientation | |
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Aneuploidy: When Too Much or Too Little Counts | |
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Breaking the Rules | |
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Imprinting | |
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Imitating Heredity: One Trait, Many Causes | |
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The Human Genome Landscape | |
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The Human Genome Project | |
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There's Cloning and Then There's Cloning | |
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The Human Genome Sequence | |
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Finding Genes in the Human Genome | |
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Complex and Heterogeneous Traits | |
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Genotype Phenotype Correlations | |
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How Complex Can It Get? | |
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Quantitative Traits | |
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The MAOA Gene: It There a Genetic Basis for Criminality? | |
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The Multiple-Hit Hypothesis: The Genetics of Cancer | |
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Genetic Testing and Therapy | |
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Genetic Testing and Screening | |
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Magic Bullets: The Potential for Gene Therapy | |
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Fears, Faith, and Fantasies | |
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Heroes Among Us | |
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Fears, Faith, and Fantasies | |
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Credits | |
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Index | |