The Developing Genome: An Introduction to Behavioral Epigenetics
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Description
Why do we grow up to look, act, and feel as we do? Through most of the 20th century, scientists and laypeople answered this question by referring to two factors alone: our experiences and our genes. But recent discoveries about how genes work have revealed a new way to understand the developmental origins of our characteristics. These discoveries have emerged from the new science of behavioral epigenetics—and just as the whole world has now heard of DNA, "epigenetics" will be a household word in the near future.
In spite of how important this research is, behavioral epigenetics is still relatively unknown to non-biologists. The Developing Genome is an introduction to this exciting new discipline; it will allow readers without a background in biology to learn about this work and its revolutionary implications.
ISBN
9780199922345
Publication Date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press
City
Oxford ; New York, NY
Keywords
Epigenetics, Genetics, Heredity, Genomes, Epigenetik, Genetik, Genom
Disciplines
Genetics and Genomics
Recommended Citation
Moore, D. S. (2015). The developing genome : An introduction to behavioral epigenetics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
