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The Search for Human Chromosomes: A History of Discovery
Wilson John Wall
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Description for The Search for Human Chromosomes: A History of Discovery
Hardback. Num Pages: 146 pages, 28 black & white illustrations, 20 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MFN; PDX; PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
This book is a broadly historical account of a remarkable and very exciting scientific story-the search for the number of human chromosomes. It covers the processes and people, culminating in the realization that discovering the number of human chromosomes brought as much benefit as unraveling the genetic code itself. With the exception of red blood cells, which have no nucleus and therefore no DNA, and sex cells, humans have 46 chromosomes in every single cell. Not only do chromosomes carry all of the genes that code our inheritance, they also carry them in a specific order. It is essential ... Read more
This book is a broadly historical account of a remarkable and very exciting scientific story-the search for the number of human chromosomes. It covers the processes and people, culminating in the realization that discovering the number of human chromosomes brought as much benefit as unraveling the genetic code itself. With the exception of red blood cells, which have no nucleus and therefore no DNA, and sex cells, humans have 46 chromosomes in every single cell. Not only do chromosomes carry all of the genes that code our inheritance, they also carry them in a specific order. It is essential ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
146
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
438g
Number of Pages
179
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319263342
SKU
V9783319263342
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99-15
About Wilson John Wall
The author, Wilson Wall, has been a professional geneticist for more than 30 years, including postgraduate training as a clinical cytogeneticist. He has worked as team leader and section head as a clinical cytogeneticist in the UK, Australia and New Zealand. He carried out doctoral and postdoctoral research into areas of molecular genetics, specifically in evolution and forensic applications. For ... Read more
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