Reveals the connections between genetics and specific diseases Understand the science and the ethics behind genetics Want to know more about genetics? This non-intimidating guide gets you up to speed on all the fundamentals.

From dominant and recessive inherited traits to the DNA double-helix, you get clear explanations in easy-to-understand terms.

Plus, you'll see how people are applying genetic science to fight disease, develop new products, solve crimes .

and even clone cats.

Discover: What geneticists do How traits are passed on How genetic counseling works The basics of cloning The role of DNA in forensics The scoop on the Human Genome Project .

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Author: Tara Rodden Robinson

Publisher: For Dummies

Date: Sep. 2, 2005

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