Genetics of Fitness and Physical Performance

by Robert M. Malina, Louis Perusse, Claude Bouchard

Genetics of Fitness and Physical Performance is the first comprehensive reference on the role of the genes in influencing individual variation in fitness and performance. This essential compendium reviews the past 25 years of accumulated evidence on the genetic basis of health- and performance-related fitness phenotypes. Focusing on the interests of sport scientists, the authors provide insight into the significance of this research on nearly every...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0873229517
• ISBN13: 9780873229517
• Release Date: May 1997
• Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.9" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher