Genetics (Non-medical)

The Handbook of Developmental Science, Behavior, and Genetics brings together the cutting-edge theory, research and methodology that contribute to ...

The Rice Genetics Collection of past symposia and other selected literature contains nearly 4,400 pages of searchable information on rice genetics ...

A practical guide that covers both in situ and ex situ techniques for plant diversity conservationThe conservation and sustainable use of plant gen...

New Findings Revolutionize Concepts of Gene FunctionEndogenous small RNAs have been found in various organisms, including humans, mice, flies, worm...

Over a decade ago, the field of bioethics was established in response to the increased control over the design of living organisms afforded by both...

Research in the field of gene regulation is evolving rapidly in the ever-changing scientific environment. Advances in microarray techniques and com...

The Evolution of Human Cleverness presents a unique introduction to the way human cognitive abilities have evolved. The book comprises a series of ...

This important book traces the history of genetics and genomics policy in Britain. Detailing the scientific, political, and economic factors that h...

Introductory text for students of genetics is general and the students of agronomy as the book gives numerous agronomic applications.

With the complete genomes of many organisms now available, and the first draft of the human genome imminent, there is an increasing demand from res...

The zebrafish has become one of the most important model organisms to study biologial processes in vivo. As a vertebrate that has many of the stren...

Topology and Physics of Circular DNA presents comprehensive coverage of the physical properties of circular DNA. The author examines how topologica...

All families have stories and all families have secrets. Some stories can be hidden forever. Others come out over time, or suddenly through revelat...

Bioinformatics covers practical important topics in the analysis of protein sequences and structures. It includes comparing amino acid sequences to...

Are humans unique? This simple question, at the very heart of the hybrid field of biological anthropology, poses one of the false of dichotomies—wi...

The identification and characterisation of genes from filamentous fungi has become easier because of the rapid advances that have taken place in mo...

Drosophila is the scientist's favourite lab organism because it reproduces quickly and has straightforward chromosomes. It has long been the organi...

The book illustrates how Darwin's theory has evolved, about the development of the biological world before Darwin, and great changes that took plac...

Interpreting Complex Forensic DNA Evidence is a handy guide to recent advances—and emerging issues—in interpreting complex DNA evidence and profile...

In the late nineteenth and the early twentieth century, it was widely assumed that society ought to foster the breeding of those who possessed favo...

Eugenics was a term coined in 1883 to name the scientific and social theory which advocated "race improvement" through selective human breeding. In...

The past decade has brought important new advances in the fields of genetics, behavioral genetics, linguistics, language acquisition, studies of la...

Standing on the Shoulders of Darwin and Mendel: Early Views of Inheritance explores early theories about the mechanisms of inheritance. Beginning w...