The
Complete Idiot's Guide to Decoding Your Genes
by Linda Tagliaferro,
Mark Vincent Bloom
You don't have to be a geneticist to understand
how genes work. You're no idiot, of course. You suspect that you inherited
your blue eyes from your mother and your rapier wit from your dad. But
when it comes to understanding how genes are handed down, you'd have better
luck teaching Dolly the lamb to talk.
Don't send in the clones yet! The Complete
Idiot's Guide to Decoding Your Genes uses everyday language to explain
the role genes play in shaping who we are. In this Complete Idiot's
Guide you get:
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Clear guidance on which characteristics are
genetic and which are learned
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Intriguing theories on the role of genes in
such controversial areas as addiction, sexual orientation, and IQ.
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Balanced views on debated issues, such as gene
therapy.
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A fun, concise history of genetic research and
of the ongoing Human Genome Project.
Reviews
The author, Linda Tagliaferro, lindanyc@compuserve.com,
July 12, 1999
This book tells the layperson everything
about genes..
"The Complete Idiot's Guide to Decoding
Your Genes" was written for the layperson who's confused about all
the latest in genetic technologies. Read this to learn what genes are,
how they work (or don't work), genetic engineering of plants, animals and
people, cloning, DNA in the courts, genetic testing, and lots more. . .
all in an easy-to-understand, entertaining format with illustrations to
help you get the point. Learn how these technologies are already affecting
your life.
From The Publisher
Explaining complicated ideas
in comprehensible, everyday language, this guide shows which characteristics
and behaviors are determined by genes and which ones are learned; the role
of genes in controversial areas such as addiction and mental illness; even
the correlation to sexual orientation and IQ.
Linda Tagliaferro, the author
of this book, October 12, 1999
I'm the author
I wrote this book with Mark
V. Bloom, PhD. If you're confused by the new genetic technologies, but
don't want to read a boring textbook, this is the book for you. In easy-to-understand
language (plus some pretty corny jokes!) and illustrations that help you
get the point, this book makes it fun and easy to understand the basics
of genetics, genetic engineering, cloning, DNA in the courts, and much
more.
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