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Human Genetics: Problems and Approaches

Human Genetics: Problems and Approaches This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract Drs Vogel and Motulsky have produced a massive and scholarly reference work in human genetics in part because they both spent a year at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford, Calif. Dr Vogel had published a textbook in German in 1961 and he states that parts of it were still useful for the 1979 book. The book begins with a section on the history of human genetics, a refreshing introduction that sorts out some of the politicoscientific events of the last 50 years that have molded the field. There follow chapters on human cytogenetics, the formal genetics of man, gene action, mutation, population genetics, human evolution, genetics and human behavior, and finally practical applications of human genetics and the biological future of mankind. The chapter on human cytogenetics is marred by crude sketches designed to show the main clinical features of the most frequent aneuploid http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Diseases of Children American Medical Association

Human Genetics: Problems and Approaches

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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1981 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
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0002-922X
DOI
10.1001/archpedi.1981.02130260074028
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Abstract

This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract Drs Vogel and Motulsky have produced a massive and scholarly reference work in human genetics in part because they both spent a year at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford, Calif. Dr Vogel had published a textbook in German in 1961 and he states that parts of it were still useful for the 1979 book. The book begins with a section on the history of human genetics, a refreshing introduction that sorts out some of the politicoscientific events of the last 50 years that have molded the field. There follow chapters on human cytogenetics, the formal genetics of man, gene action, mutation, population genetics, human evolution, genetics and human behavior, and finally practical applications of human genetics and the biological future of mankind. The chapter on human cytogenetics is marred by crude sketches designed to show the main clinical features of the most frequent aneuploid

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American Journal of Diseases of Children – American Medical Association

Published: Feb 1, 1981

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