Human Genetics: Concepts and Applications - Softcover

Lewis, Ricki

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0073525278 ISBN 13: 9780073525273

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science Engineering, 2009

Synopsis

Human Genetics: Concepts and Applications, ninth edition, is a text that clearly explains what genes are, how they function, how they interact with the environment, and how our understanding of genetics has changed since completion of the human genome project. Meticulously updated, focused on concepts, and rich with personal stories from people whose lives are dramatically affected by the principles being discussed, Human Genetics is a textbook that will prepare the next generation of citizens for the decisions that lie ahead.

About this title

About the Author:

Ricki Lewis is the author of Human Genetics, founding author of Life, and co-author of two human anatomy and physiology textbooks, all published by McGraw-Hill Higher Education. She is also the author of the essay collection Discovery: Windows on the Life Sciences and the novel Stem Cell Symphony, and many magazine and journal articles. Dr. Lewis teaches “Genethics” at the Alden March Bioethics Institute of Albany Medical Center, and is a genetic counselor with CareNet Medical Group in Schenectady, New York.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science Engineering
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0073525278
• ISBN 13: 9780073525273
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 446