000 -LEADER |
fixed length control field |
01267cam a22002054a 4500 |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
ISBN |
0071459308 |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
ISBN |
9780071459303 |
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
Classification number |
576.5 |
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME |
Personal name |
Willett, Edward, |
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
Genetics demystified [electronic resource] / |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
Place of publication |
New York : |
Name of publisher |
McGraw-Hill, |
Year of publication |
c2006 |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Number of Pages |
1 online resource, xi, 210 pages : |
Other physical details |
illustration ; |
490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT |
Series statement |
McGraw-Hill "Demystified" series |
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
General note |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
Formatted contents note |
Mendelism and classical genetics -- The cell-the basic unit of life -- DNA-the chemical basis of heredity -- Chromosomes-organized DNA -- Traits-how genes are expressed -- Genomes-reading the genetic code -- Mutations-misreading the code -- Cancer-genetics gone awry -- Bacteria-a different way of doing things -- Organelles-genetics outside the nucleus -- Viruses-hijacking heredity -- Genetic engineering-sculpting the code -- Evolution-change driven by genetics -- Humans-how genetics affects us |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
Summary, etc |
Presents an introduction to genetics, providing information from Mendel's experiments with pea plants,to controversies with cloning, explaining concepts in manageable segments. Includes eighty-question quiz |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical Term |
Genetics. |
650 12 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical Term |
Genetics. |
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
Koha item type |
Electronic Books |