Human Heredity
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Book: Good
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Pages: Good
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At the crossroads of biology and human identity lies Human Heredity, C.O. Carter's authoritative and accessible account of the science of genetics as it applies to our own species. Carter, a distinguished geneticist at the Medical Research Council, presents the fundamental principles of heredity — from Mendelian inheritance and chromosomal theory to blood groups and the genetic basis of disease — with a clarity and precision that makes complex science comprehensible to the general reader. The book chronicles how traits, both physical and predispositional, are passed from generation to generation, and examines the profound medical and social implications of our growing understanding of the human genome. Written with the intellectual rigour of a leading specialist yet pitched at a broad audience, Human Heredity stands as a landmark work of popular science that bridges the gap between the laboratory and everyday life. Carter's prose is measured and authoritative, grounding abstract biological concepts in real human experience, from family pedigrees to the inheritance of conditions such as haemophilia and colour blindness. Published as part of the celebrated Pelican imprint, this volume belongs to a tradition of serious, democratising science writing that challenged readers to understand the very blueprint of their own existence — leaving one to wonder just how much of who we are was written long before we were born.
Author: C.O. Carter
Format: Paperback
Genre: Biology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At the crossroads of biology and human identity lies Human Heredity, C.O. Carter's authoritative and accessible account of the science of genetics as it applies to our own species. Carter, a distinguished geneticist at the Medical Research Council, presents the fundamental principles of heredity — from Mendelian inheritance and chromosomal theory to blood groups and the genetic basis of disease — with a clarity and precision that makes complex science comprehensible to the general reader. The book chronicles how traits, both physical and predispositional, are passed from generation to generation, and examines the profound medical and social implications of our growing understanding of the human genome. Written with the intellectual rigour of a leading specialist yet pitched at a broad audience, Human Heredity stands as a landmark work of popular science that bridges the gap between the laboratory and everyday life. Carter's prose is measured and authoritative, grounding abstract biological concepts in real human experience, from family pedigrees to the inheritance of conditions such as haemophilia and colour blindness. Published as part of the celebrated Pelican imprint, this volume belongs to a tradition of serious, democratising science writing that challenged readers to understand the very blueprint of their own existence — leaving one to wonder just how much of who we are was written long before we were born.