Decoding the Language of Genetics

by David Botstein

Book Overview

In this book, the distinguished geneticist David Botstein offers help and advice to scientists and physicians daunted by the arcane technical terms that flourish in his discipline. The science of gene function has a vocabulary of specialized, sometimes confusing terms to explain how traits and diseases are inherited, how genes are organized and regulated in the genome, and how the genetic code is read and translated by cells. These terms are often...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1621820920
• ISBN13: 9781621820925
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.8" x 9.2"