Human Genetics
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
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At the frontier where medicine meets molecular science, Victor A. McKusick's Human Genetics stands as a landmark contribution to the understanding of heredity and its profound implications for human health. Part of the prestigious Foundations of Modern Genetics Series, this second edition presents the fundamental principles of genetic inheritance in humans, chronicling the mechanisms by which traits, disorders, and biological blueprints are passed from generation to generation — with clarity and scientific rigor that defined a generation of geneticists. McKusick, widely regarded as the father of clinical genetics, argues with unparalleled authority for a unified understanding of genetics that bridges laboratory science and clinical medicine. His writing is precise yet accessible, illustrating complex chromosomal and Mendelian concepts in a way that instructs both the specialist and the curious student. A foundational text that shaped the very discipline it describes, Human Genetics leaves the reader questioning just how much of who we are is written, immutably, in our DNA.
Author: Victor A. Mckusick
Format: Paperback
Genre: Biology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At the frontier where medicine meets molecular science, Victor A. McKusick's Human Genetics stands as a landmark contribution to the understanding of heredity and its profound implications for human health. Part of the prestigious Foundations of Modern Genetics Series, this second edition presents the fundamental principles of genetic inheritance in humans, chronicling the mechanisms by which traits, disorders, and biological blueprints are passed from generation to generation — with clarity and scientific rigor that defined a generation of geneticists. McKusick, widely regarded as the father of clinical genetics, argues with unparalleled authority for a unified understanding of genetics that bridges laboratory science and clinical medicine. His writing is precise yet accessible, illustrating complex chromosomal and Mendelian concepts in a way that instructs both the specialist and the curious student. A foundational text that shaped the very discipline it describes, Human Genetics leaves the reader questioning just how much of who we are is written, immutably, in our DNA.