Genes & DNA
Title:
Genes & DNA
Personal Author EPSB:
Other Title:
Genes and DNA.
Genes & Deoxyribonucleic acid
Year Published:
2003
Series:
Physical Description:
63 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm.
Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Genes and inheritance: Variations of a theme -- Discovering genes -- Gene carriers -- New generations -- Gene variation -- Girl or boy? -- Nature or nurture? -- Two of a kind -- DNA: Molecule of life -- Discovering DNA -- Double helix -- DNA at work -- Changing the message -- Human genome project -- DNA, genes, and evolution -- Genetic technology: DNA fingerprinting -- Tracing ancestors -- Genetic engineering -- Screening for diseases -- Gene therapy -- Perfect copies -- Spare parts -- Extinct and endangered -- Predicting the future.
ISBN:
9780753456217
Publisher:
Boston, Mass. : Kingfisher, 2003.
