Description |
144 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Undiagnosed diseases -- Genetic concepts then and now -- Newborn screening for human diseases -- Reading the genome -- Next-generation sequencing -- Direct-to-consumer genetic testing -- Genetic revolution-twenty-first century and beyond -- Precision medicine, genomics, and society. |
Summary |
"Since the completion of the Human Genome Project, genetic studies has transitioned into an era of discovery. This book explores the breakthroughs in research that inform our understanding of ancestry, inheritance, epigenetics, health, and medicine." -- Provided by publisher. |
Audience |
Ages 13-18 Twenty-First Century Books. |
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Grades 10-12 Twenty-First Century Books. |
Subject |
Genomics.
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CRISPR (Genetics)
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CRISPR-associated protein 9.
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Genomics. (OCoLC)fst00940228
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Added Author |
Andersson, Hans Christoph, 1956- author.
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Other Form: |
Online version: Stewart, Whitney, 1959- Genomics Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, 2020. 9781728401560 (DLC) 2019041515 |
ISBN |
9781541500563 (library binding) |
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1541500563 (library binding) |
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9781728401560 (ebook) |
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