| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 257 pages) : illustrations |
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Preface; Introduction; A Brief History of Genetics; What is DNA?; The New Biology; DNA Replication; What Information is Stored in a Gene?; Where Did the Notion of Messenger RNA Come From?; Transcription; Translation; Genetic Code; PaJaMo and the Operon; The Diversity of Gene Expression; A Brief Remider of Relative Size; A Brief Reminder of Genes in Humans; Prokaryotes versus Eukaryotes; Restriction Enzymes and Genetic Engineering; Cloning DNA Fragments; Cloning and Sequencing Genes; Exons, Introns, and Splicing; Chromatin and Histones; Gene Families; Controlling Genes for Antibodies |
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ChromosomesTelomeres; Imprinting and Micro RNAs: ""Hidden"" Layers of Gene Regulation; Epigenetics; Prions; The Human Genome Project; The Human Genome Unveiled; High Throughput Sequencing; SNPs; Manipulatating the Genome; Cloning the Organism- The History; From the Nucleus of an Intestinal Cell to a Whole Frog; Making Tissues from Stem Cells; Going in the Other Direction: Changing Mature Cells to Stem Cells; The Impact of New Genetics on Medical Research; Diagnosis; DNA and the Judicial System; PCR; The Impact of DNA; Biotechnology; The Origin of Life; Tinkering; Selfish Genes |
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Evolving Evolution- Sources of Darwinian TheoryThe Big Gene Bet of the Last Millennium (1999 AD); The Twists & Turns of History:The Problems with Gradualism; Watching Evolution in Action: Changes in the Stickleback Fish; DNA & Genetics and the Changing Views of Human Evolution; Human Evolution and the DNA Beginnings of Vocal Expression: Birdsong and Language; Epilogue to the First Edition; Glossary; Reading List |
| Summary |
With humor, depth, and philosophical and historical insight, DNA reaches out to a wide range of readers with its graphic portrayal of a complicated science. Suitable for use in and out of the classroom, this volume covers DNA's many marvels, from its original discovery in 1869 to early-twentieth-century debates on the mechanisms of inheritance and the deeper nature of life's evolution and variety. Even readers who lack a background in science and philosophy will learn a tremendous amount from this engaging narrative. The book elucidates DNA's relationship to health and th |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 257) |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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DNA -- Popular works
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Graphic novels.
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Electronic books.
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graphic novels.
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e-books.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Genetics & Genomics.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biology.
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DNA
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Graphic novels
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Electronic books
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Nonfiction comics
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Graphic novels
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Popular works
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Graphic novels.
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Nonfiction comics.
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Bandes dessinées autres que de fiction.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Ziff, Edward
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Van Loon, Borin, 1951-
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| ISBN |
9780231512312 |
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0231512317 |
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1282990373 |
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9781282990371 |
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