Lecturer, Professor Betsey Dexter Dyer, Wheaton College. "14 lectures"--Container. With tracks approximately every 5 minutes. Bibliog. Accompanying course guide includes bibliographical references. Summary "Professor Dyer examines the wide-ranging field of genetics, which is the study of the hereditary information of organisms, how it is used, and how it is transferred through generations.
Every human being carries, within each of his or her cells, a long history of the species. The human genome is a record of evolution that stretches back to the first Homo sapiens and to the origins of life itself. Human genetics is the study of that information and its relationship to people's lives—how their bodies develop, how they behave, whether they are healthy or sick, and other aspects of human existence in which genes play a role. What does it mean to be human? Human Genetics explores this compelling topic through a variety of perspectives.
In the 19th century, a monk named Gregor Mendel studied how different types of pea plants passed their characteristics to the next generation. His studies in heredity led to science's current understanding of genetic inheritance and how traits are passed down from parents to children.
In "Heredity", travel through the history of genetics from the early ideas of heredity to Watson and Crick's discovery of the structure of DNA to the future of genetic research.
Genetic Basis for Respiratory Control Disorders By Claude Gaultier This book provides an overview of the recent advances in the genetics of respiratory control in health and disease. The objective of the book is to bring together top-level contributions on all aspects of the genetics of respiratory control.
