Human Genetics: The Molecular Revolution
- ISBN-10
- 0867208546
- ISBN-13
- 9780867208542
- Series
- Human Genetics
- Category
- Medical
- Pages
- 322
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1993
- Publisher
- Jones & Bartlett Learning
- Author
- Edwin H. McConkey
Description
Begins with molecular characterization of the human genome (rather than the conventional descriptions of Mendelian inheritance, pedigree analysis, and chromosome abnormalities), and maintains this emphasis on understanding human genetics in molecular terms throughout. Suitable as a text for biology
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