Genomic Imprinting and Kinship

by David Haig

Book Overview

Until twenty years ago we had no idea which of our genes came from our father and which came from our mother. We took it for granted that our genes expressed themselves identically and that there was a 50/50 chance that they came from either parent. We also assumed that they worked in cooperation with each other. The biggest breakthrough in genetics in the past two decades has been the discovery of genomic imprinting, which allows us to trace genes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081353027X
• ISBN13: 9780813530277
• Release Date: February 2002
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"