M'charek, Amade.

The Human Genome Diversity Project : an ethnography of scientific practice / Amade M'charek. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, c2005. - x, 213 p. ; 24 cm. - Cambridge studies in society and the life sciences .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Life forms and their origins; 2. Nucleic acids; 3. Proteins; 4. Simple chromosomes; 5. Chromosomes of eukarya; 6. Genome content; 7. RNA synthesis I: Transcription; 8. RNA synthesis II: Processing; 9. Abundance of RNAs in bacteria; 10. Abundance of RNAs in eukarya; 11. Protein synthesis; 12. DNA replication; 13. Chromosome replication; 14. Molecular events of recombination; 15. Micromutations; 16. Repair of altered DNA; 17. Reproduction of bacteria; 18. Horizontal gene transfer in bacteria; 19. Cell cycles of eukarya; 20. Meiosis; 21. Chromosomal abnormalities; 22. Life cycles of eukarya; 23. Reproduction of viruses; 24. Genetic processes in development; 25. Sex determination and dosage compensation; 26. Cancer; 27. Cutting, sorting, and copying DNA; 28. Genotyping by DNA analysis; 29. Genetically engineered organisms; 30. Genomics; 31. Behavior of genes and alleles; 32. Probability and statistics toolkit; 33. Genes, environment, and interactions; 34. Locating genes; 35. Finding and detecting mutations; 36. Cytoplasmic inheritance; 37. Genetic variation in populations; 38. Mutation, migration, and genetic drift; 39. Natural selection; 40. Quantitative genetics; 41. Speciation; 42. Molecular evolution and phylogeny; Glossary.

0521832225 (hbk.) 0521539870 (pbk.)

2004052648


Human Genome Diversity Project.


Population genetics--Research--Social aspects.

QH455 / .M385 2005

599.935 MCH