Test Bank for Human Genetics: Concepts and Applications, 9th Edition: Ricki Lewis

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• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0078936462
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0078936463
• Author: Ricki Lewis

Human Genetics: Concepts and Applications, ninth edition 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. Includes Print student edition

 

Table of Content:

About the Author

v

Preface

xiii

The Human Touch

xvi

Applying Human Genetics

xvii

The Lewis Guided Learning System

xviii

PART 1 Introduction

1(68)

Overview of Genetics

1(17)

Introducing Genes

2(2)

Levels of Genetics

4(4)

Genes and Their Environment

8(1)

Applications of Genetics

9(9)

Cells

18(51)

Introducing Cells

19(1)

Cell Components

19(11)

Cell Division and Death

30(39)

PART 2 Transmission Genetics

69(99)

Single-Gene Inheritance

69

A Tale of Two Families

70(1)

Following the Inheritance of One Gene—Segregation

71(4)

Single-Gene Inheritance in Humans

75(4)

Following the Inheritance of Two Genes—Independent Assortment

79(3)

Pedigree Analysis

82

Cell-Cell Interactions

35(1)

Stem Cells

36(8)

Meiosis and Development

44(46)

The Reproductive System

45(1)

Meiosis

46(3)

Gamete Maturation

49(4)

Prenatal Development

53(7)

Birth Defects

60(2)

Maturation and Aging

62(28)

Beyond Mendel’s Laws

90(20)

A New View of Mendelian Genetics

91(1)

When Gene Expression Appears to Alter Mendelian Ratios

91(7)

Mitochondrial Genes

98(3)

Linkage

101(9)

Matters of Sex

110(22)

Our Sexual Selves

111(6)

Traits Inherited on Sex Chromosomes

117(5)

Sex-Limited and Sex-Influenced Traits

122(1)

X Inactivation

123(3)

Genomic Imprinting

126(6)

Multifactorial Traits

132(36)

Genes and the Environment Mold Traits

133(1)

Polygenic Traits Are Continuously Varying

134(4)

Traditional Approaches to Investigating Multifactorial Traits

138(5)

Genome-Wide Association Studies

143(3)

A Closer Look: Body Weight

146(22)

PART 3 DNA and Chromosomes

168(97)

DNA Structure and Replication

168

Experiments Identify and Describe the Genetic Material

169(3)

DNA Structure

172(3)

DNA Replication—Maintaining Genetic Information

175

Genetics of Behavior

152(30)

Genes and Behavior

153(1)

Eating Disorders

154(1)

Sleep

155(1)

Intelligence

156(1)

Drug Addiction

157(2)

Mood Disorders

159(1)

Schizophrenia

160(2)

Autism

162(20)

Gene Action: From DNA to Protein

182(20)

From DNA to Protein

183(1)

Transcription

183(5)

Translation of a Protein

188(6)

Processing a Protein

194(8)

Gene Expression and Epigenetics

202(12)

Gene Expression Through Time and Tissue

203(3)

Control of Gene Expression

206(2)

Maximizing Genetic Information

208(2)

Most of the Human Genome Does Not Encode Protein

210(4)

Gene Mutation

214(51)

The Nature of Mutation

215(1)

Two Mutations

216(3)

Causes of Mutation

219(5)

Types of Mutations

224(6)

The Importance of Position

230(2)

DNA Repair

232(33)

PART 4 Population Genetics

265(68)

Constant Allele Frequencies

265

Population Genetics Underlies Evolution

266(1)

Constant Allele Frequencies

267(2)

Applying Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium

269(1)

DNA Profiling Uses Hardy-Weinberg Assumptions

270

Chromosomes

240(43)

Portrait of a Chromosome

241(2)

Visualizing Chromosomes

243(5)

Abnormal Chromosome Number

248(7)

Abnormal Chromosome Structure

255(6)

Uniparental Disomy—A Double Dose from One Parent

261(22)

Changing Allele Frequencies

283(24)

Nonrandom Mating

284(2)

Migration

286(1)

Genetic Drift

287(4)

Mutation

291(1)

Natural Selection

292(6)

Putting It All Together: PKU

298(1)

Eugenics

299(8)

Human Ancestry

307(26)

Human Origins

308(8)

Molecular Evolution

316(7)

Molecular Clocks

323(2)

The Peopling of the Planet

325(8)

PART 5 Immunity and Cancer

333(45)

Genetics of Immunity

333(45)

The Importance of Cell Surfaces

334(2)

The Human Immune System

336(5)

Abnormal Immunity

341(6)

Altering Immunity

347(4)

A Genomic View of Immunity—The Pathogen’s Perspective

351(27)

PART 6 Genetic Technology

378

Genetic Technologies: Amplifying, Modifying, and Monitoring DNA

378

Patenting DNA

379(1)

Amplifying DNA

380(2)

Modifying DNA

382(6)

Monitoring Gene Function

388(2)

Silencing DNA

390

Genetics of Cancer

355(40)

Cancer Is Genetic, But Usually Not Inherited

356(2)

Characteristics of Cancer Cells

358(3)

Origins of Cancer Cells

361(2)

Cancer Genes and MicroRNAs

363(6)

Many Genes Contribute to Cancer

369(2)

Environmental Causes of Cancer

371(2)

The Personalization of Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

373(22)

Genetic Testing and Treatment

395(19)

Geneticists Find Zebras, and Some Horses

396(1)

Genetic Counseling

396(3)

Genetic Testing

399(3)

Treating Genetic Disease

402(12)

Reproductive Technologies

414(16)

Savior Siblings and More

415(1)

Infertility and Subfertility

415(3)

Assisted Reproductive Technologies

418(6)

Extra Embryos

424(6)

Genomics

430

From Genetics to Genomics

431(5)

DNA Sequencing and Genome Synthesis

436(3)

Ways of Looking at Genomes

439(4)

Personal Genome Sequencing

443

Glossary

1(1)

Credits

1(1)

Index

 

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