Human Genetics and Genomics - Softcover

Korf, Bruce R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0632046562 ISBN 13: 9780632046560

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2006

Synopsis

Human Genetics and Genomics, Third Edition, is the new rendition of the classic textbook Human Genetics: A Problem-Based Approach. Thoroughly updated and restructured, this brand new edition uses both a classic didactic approach to teach basic genetic concepts and a problem-based approach to demonstrate the clinical applications of genetics in medical practice. By combining both these approaches, Human Genetics and Genomics is suitable both as a textbook for genetics courses, and as a bridge into the clinical environment.

The third edition features greater emphasis on cutting edge technologies and the latest genetic issues, and a vast array of new pedagogy, such as:

• Clinical snapshots covering major genetic disorders
• Ethical Implications boxes discussing related ethical issues
• Key summary points at the beginning of each chapter and Q&As at the end of each chapter for self-assessment
• Hot topics covering new and emerging areas in genetics
• Recommended reading for each chapter
• A companion website at www.blackwellpublishing.com/korfgenetics

About this title

About the Author

Professor Bruce R. Korf, Department of Genetics, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, USA

From the Back Cover

Human Genetics and Genomics, 3rd edition, the new rendition of the classic textbook Human Genetics: A Problem-Based Approach, merges basic genetic principles with clinical applications of genetics in medical practice. By presenting the core concepts of human genetics while maintaining an emphasis on a problem-based learning and clinical approach, the third edition of Human Genetics and Genomics acts both as a textbook for genetics courses, and a bridge into the clinical environment.

Features include enhanced emphasis on microbiology content, a chapter devoted to laboratory techniques, and a vast array of new pedagogy, such as:

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• Recommended readings for each chapter
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• "Clinical snapshots" covering major genetic disorders and integrating a clinical approach
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• Ethics boxes covering ethical implications in genetics
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• Key points at the beginning of each chapter for a quick summary and Q&As at the end of each chapter for self-testing
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• "Hot topics" sections at the ends of chapters covering new and emerging areas in genetics

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0632046562
• ISBN 13: 9780632046560
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 288