Physician to the gene pool : genetic lessons and other stories / James V. Neel.
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TextPublication details: New York : John Wiley & Sons, c1994Description: ix, 457 p. ; ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN: 0471308447; 9780471308447Subject(s): Neel, James V. (James Van Gundia), 1915-2000 | Geneticists -- United States -- Biography | Medical genetics -- United States -- BiographyDDC classification: 575.1
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| Current library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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Table of Contents
1. Beginnings
2. Medical Interlude
3. Thalassemia and Sickle-Cell Anemia
4. Organizing the Atomic Bomb Studies
5. A First Appraisal of the Bombs' Genetic Effects
6. When Cousins Marry
7. Amerindian Studies: Testing the Water
8. On to the Yanomama
9. Health and Disease in Recently Contacted Amerindians
10. Tribal Demography
11. Genetic Differences Between Villages: Stepping Stones to Evolution
12. Spontaneous Mutation
13. New Approaches to the Effects of the Atomic Bombs
14. What Is a Gene?
15. Defining the Gene Pool
16. Just Too Many People
17. Some Longer-Range Problems for the Gene Pool
18. Assessment of Genetic Risk
19. Genetic Medicine for Populations
20. Genetic Medicine for Individuals
21. Physician to the Gene Pool
Includes index
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