Color atlas of genetics / Eberhard Passarge.

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"Ever since the International Human Genome Project achieved its extraordinary goal of sequencing and mapping the entire human genome, represented by approximately 3 billion base pairs, with its far-reaching implications for understanding the causes of human genetic disorders and their diagnosis, pro...

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Uniform Title:Taschenatlas der Genetik. English
Main Author: Passarge, Eberhard (Author)
Other Authors: Wirth, Jürgen (Illustrator)
Language:English
Language of the Original:
German
Published: Stuttgart, Germany ; New York, NY : Georg Thieme Verlag KG, [2018]
Edition:Fifth edition, revised and updated.
Subjects:
Genetics > Atlases.
Medical genetics > Atlases.
Genetics, Medical.
Genetics.
Atlases.
Handbook.
Scientific atlases.
Genre:
Atlases.
Handbook.
Scientific atlases.
Physical Description:xi, 461 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction
  • pt. I: Fundamentals. Prologue
  • Molecular basis of genetics
  • Analysis of DNA
  • Variability of DNA
  • Eukaryotic cells
  • Formal genetics
  • Chromosomes
  • Regulation of gene function
  • Epigenetic modifications
  • Genetic signal pathways
  • Genes in embryonic development
  • pt. II: Genomics
  • pt. III: Genetics and medicine. Genetic classification of diseases
  • Imbalanced homeostasis
  • Metabolic disorders
  • Immune system
  • Origins of cancer
  • Impaired cell and tissue structure
  • Hemoglobin disorders
  • Sex determination and differentiation
  • Sensory perception
  • Chromosomal aberrations
  • A brief guide to genetic diagnosis
  • Morbid anatomy of the human genome
  • Chromosomal location : alphabetical list
  • Appendix
  • Glossary
  • Index.