Inside the Human Genome

by John C. Avise

Book Overview

Humanity's physical design flaws have long been apparent--we get hemorrhoids and impacted wisdom teeth, for instance--but do the imperfections extend down to the level of our genes? Inside the Human Genome is the first book to examine the philosophical question of why, from the perspectives of biochemistry and molecular genetics, flaws exist in the biological world. Distinguished evolutionary geneticist John Avise offers a panoramic yet penetrating...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195393430
• ISBN13: 9780195393439
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Academic
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.3"