Genetics in Minutes

by Tom Jackson

Genetics in Minutes is your compact and accessible guide to the central concepts of the science of genetics, revealing how our genes shape our bodies and our lives, and how in turn we are beginning to shape them. Covering the basics of DNA, inheritance, and evolution in animals, plants, and humans alike--from the origins and development of life to the human genome and designer babies--this is the fastest, fullest path to understanding genetics.

Contents include genes, DNA, natural selection, Darwinism, stem cell and gene therapies, evo/devo, epigenetics, cloning, genetic engineering and artificial life, as well as key biological concepts necessary to understand the fascinating field of genetics.

Genres: Science, Education

416 pages, Paperback

Published September 6, 2016

About the author

"I'm a non-fiction author and project editor (plus I do a bit of journalism). I'm available for project development, writing, project management and I also work as a packager. Click on the links above to see examples of my work.

But first some background: Over the last 20 years, I've written books, magazine and newspaper articles, for online and for television. I get to write about a wide range of subjects, everything from axolotls to zoroastrianism. However, my specialties are natural history, technology and all things scientific. I've worked on projects with Brian May, Patrick Moore, Marcus de Sautoy and Carol Vorderman and for major international publishers, such as Dorling Kindersley, National Geographic, Scholastic, Hachette, Facts on File and BBC Magazines.

I spend my days finding fun ways of communicating all kinds of facts, new and old, to every age group and reading ability. I live in Bristol, England, with my wife and three children. I studied zoology at Bristol University and have had spells working at the zoos in Jersey and Surrey. I used to be something of a conservationist, which included planting trees in Somerset, surveying Vietnamese jungle and rescuing buffaloes from drought-ridden Zimbabwe. Writing jobs have also taken me to the Galápagos Islands, the Amazon rainforest, the coral reefs of Indonesia and the Sahara Desert. Nowadays, I can be found mainly in the attic."
~http://tomjackson.weebly.com/

Reviews

[Kayla · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great resource for learning the basics of genetics. It uses easy-to-understand terminology, yet it is detailed and comprehensive. Each entry is paired with a diagram or photo, which helps the reader understand the concepts being explained.

[Imanism · Rating 4 out of 5]

بسیار توصیه میکنم خواندن این کتاب رو
نه به این دلیل که جامعه فقط و نه بدلیل کاغذ کاهی، وزن کم و چیدمان درست و شکل های مرتبط
بلکه به طور خلاصه خیلی سریع شمارو با مهمترین نکات زیست شناسی و کمی اکولوژی آشنا میکنه
کاملا قابلیت بازگشت و خواندن مجدد داره و خوش دسته

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قطعا بقیه کتاب های این سری رو هم در برنامم قرار میدم

[Vitaly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great introduction to basics of genetics and biology. Shaped like a dictionary, laid put as a compressed encyclopedia, where each genetics term gets explained briefly, in a couple of paragraphs. Great to get through the basics of the topic.

[Nikola · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amaazing overview, really enjoyed it!

[Keyvan · Rating 5 out of 5]

صمئیییی

[sevvalsbookworld · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lisedeki biyoloji bilgim ile üniversitede öğrendiğim bazı bilgileri yenilememi sağladı ayrıca yeni ve şaşırtıcı bilgiler de öğrendim.

[Burak Ö · Rating 3 out of 5]

En basit haliyle genetik ''kalıtım'' bilimidir ve bilim olarak 1850'lere dayanmasına rağmen genetiğin açıklarının çıkartılması 1950'leri buluyor. Bilimin yeni sayılabilecek bir dalı olan genetik ile ilgili çekici bir özellik. Yaşamın kökeni, hücreler, evrim, DNA, kromozom, fenotip, genotip, doğal seçilim, fotoğraf 51, kan grupları, panspermia (belki biz de uzaydan gelerek evrildik), cinsiyet belirlenmesi (timsah ve kamlumbağa gibi sürüngen yumurtalarının sıcaklıktan dolayı cinsiyetlerinin belirlenmesi ilgimi çekti) gibi biyolojik temelleri konu alan ve görsellerle zenginleştirilmiş 200 temel kavram üzerinde bilgiler veriyor.

[Am Y · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thick but compact book that covers a huge range of topics related to genetics, ranging from cells to genotypes/phenotypes to DNA to genetic modification to designer babies to cloning and so on. Each topic is explained in one page, with an accompanying illustration. The explanations are concise and easy to understand for the most part.