Short History of Medical Genetics.
Title:
Short History of Medical Genetics.
Author:
Harper, Peter S.
ISBN:
9780199720132
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (570 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Introduction -- Part I: The Foundations of Human and Medical Genetics -- Chapter 1 Before Mendel -- Chapter 2 Mendelism and Human Inherited Disease -- Chapter 3 The Rise of Classical Genetics -- Chapter 4 The Beginnings of Molecular Biology -- Part II: Human Genetics -- Chapter 5 Human Chromosomes -- Chapter 6 Human Biochemical Genetics -- Chapter 7 The Human Gene Map -- Chapter 8 Genes, Populations, and Human Inherited Disease -- Chapter 9 Human Genetics as a Specific Discipline -- Part III: Medical Genetics -- Chapter 10 From Human to Medical Genetics -- Chapter 11 The Elements of Medical Genetics -- Chapter 12 Medical Genetics: The Laboratory Basis -- Chapter 13 Human Molecular Genetics -- Chapter 14 The Management, Treatment, and Prevention of Genetic Disease -- Part IV: Genetics and Society -- Chapter 15 Eugenics -- Chapter 16 The Tragedy of Russian Genetics -- Chapter 17 Medical Genetics: The Ethical Dimension -- Part V: Conclusion and Appendices -- Chapter 18 History in the Making -- Appendix I: Some General Sources -- Appendix II: A Timeline for Human and Medical Genetics -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.
Abstract:
An eminent geneticist, veteran author, OMMG Series Editor, and noted archivist, Peter Harper presents a lively account of how our ideas and knowledge about human genetics have developed over the past century from the perspective of someone inside the field with a deep interest in its historical aspects. Dr. Harper has researched the history of genetics and has had personal contact with a host of key figures whose memories and experiences extend back 50 years, and he has interviewed and recorded conversations with many of these important geneticists. Thus, rather than being a conventional history, this book transmits the essence of the ideas and the people involved and how they interacted in advancing- and sometimes retarding- the field. From the origins of human genetics; through the contributions of Darwin, Mendel, and other giants; the identification of the first human chromosome abnormalities; and up through the completion of the Human Genome project, this Short History is written in the author's characteristic clear and personal style, which appeals to geneticists and to all those interested in the story of human genetics.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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