Your Genes Unzipped - How Your Genetic Inheritance Shapes Your Life (Paperback)

Matters genetic are topical these days and numbers of books have successfully investigated the genetic nature of mankind in various ways. The precise detail of inheritance remains somewhat difficult for most people to get their head round. This is a serious book, written by an expert - a doctor involved in genetic research, and certainly casts light on the mysteries of how our genes influence our lives. Highly accessible, eight of its ten chapters are arranged in a plethora of sections, each one commenting on one detailed aspect of why an individual is like they are. So, here you can investigate why you have a certain phobia, always have cold hands, are becoming prematurely bald or, more seriously, whether you are likely to get cancer or heart disease. The book eases itself onto its different topics with a series of mini-case studies and spans situations from birth to old age. Fascinating. (Kirkus UK)

Genes and the traits they produce are passed down because in general they have or had an evolutionary purpose. Sometimes just knowing that a problem you have is inbuilt and part of a genetic package can be helpful in the way you deal with it. Genes and the traits they produce are passed down because in general they have or had an evolutionary purpose. Sometimes just knowing that a problem you have is inbuilt and part of a genetic package can be helpful in the way you deal with it. This volume is a useful guide for anyone who wants to learn more about how genes affect them and their family's everyday lives. Structured around the human life cycle - starting with babies and ending with death - this title addresses issues such as the determination of personality and physical characteristics, the likelihood of disease, sex and risk-taking. In conjunction with research into family history and awareness of personal strengths and weaknesses, this book can help readers to maximize their environment and avoid problems.

General

Imprint:	Robson Books Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2003
First published:	2003
Authors:	Tim Spector
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade / Trade
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-1-86105-662-7
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Popular science Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Genetics (non-medical) > General
LSN:	1-86105-662-1
Barcode:	9781861056627

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