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"More than a million people have had their genomes sequenced, most of them since the last edition of this book was published in 2014. When I wrote the first edition, the idea to sequence "the" human genome was just becoming reality. The growing field of genomics, of considering all of our genes, is now revealing that we are much more alike than different, yet those differences among 3 million of our 3.2 billion DNA building blocks hold clues to our variation and diversity. It has been a privilege to chronicle the evolution of human genetics, from an academic subfield of life science and a minor medical specialty to a growing body of knowledge that will affect us all. The twelfth edition opens with the hypothetical "Eves Genome" and ends with "Do You Want Your Genome Sequenced?" In between, the text touches on what exome and genome sequencing have revealed about single-gene diseases so rare that they affect only a single family to clues to such common and complex conditions as intellectual disability and autism. Exome and genome sequencing are also important in such varied areas as understanding our origins, solving crimes, and tracking epidemics. In short, DNA sequencing will affect most of us. As the cost of genome sequencing plummets, we all may be able to look to our genomes for echoes of our pasts and hints of our futures-if we so choose. We may also learn what we can do to counter our inherited tendencies and susceptibilities. Genetic knowledge is informative and empowering. This book shows you how and why this is true"--
| ISBN-13 | 9781260240894 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1260240894 |
| Edition | 13th Edition |
| Format | Hardcover |
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| Publisher | McGraw |
| Published On | 2020-09-01 |
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