عنوان

When a gene makes you smell like a fish-- and other tales about the genes in your body /

0195327063

9780195327069

b718903

When a gene makes you smell like a fish-- and other tales about the genes in your body /

[Book]

Lisa Seachrist Chiu ; illustrations by Judith A. Seachrist.

Oxford University Press pbk. ed.

New York :

Oxford University Press,

2007.

x, 219 pages :

illustrations ;

21 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-209) and index.

When a gene makes you smell like a fish -- It takes two to tango -- The first gene -- Phenylketonuria and the first genetic test -- Maple syrup urine -- The Tangier Island gene -- The Celtic curse -- Metallic madness -- Just one bad apple-- -- The long stretch gene -- The Dracula gene -- The expandable gene -- You can blame it on mom -- The gene that launched a revolution -- The fragile X -- The werewolf gene -- The cue ball gene -- Leaving an imprint -- Whither mom or dad gene -- The calico cat gene -- When a gene won't silence -- Just a little piece of the puzzle -- Speaking with a "forked tongue" -- The cheeseburger gene -- The bitter gene, or the battle over broccoli -- The Schwarzenegger gene: from mighty mice to hulking human -- A performance gene -- An aging gene -- In the beginning-- -- The cut-and-paste genes -- Jomon genes -- Survivors' benefit -- The pregnancy genes -- The "got milk?" gene -- Innate sensing genes -- The sidedness genes -- Epilogue: snippets of information reveal the whole? -- Appendix: a genetics primer.

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Examines common and rare genetic disorders around the world, including the disorder's history and the research conducted by leading scientists to identify the gene(s) responsible.

Human genetics, Anecdotes.

Human genetics, Popular works.

Human genetics.

Chiu, Lisa Seachrist.

Seachrist, Judith A.

20201208105740.0

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