LEADER 02897nam 2200613 450 001 9910451866003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-16556-5 010 $a9786611165567 010 $a0-19-971672-2 010 $a1-4356-3889-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000479852 035 $a(EBL)416042 035 $a(OCoLC)437096466 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000270917 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12063890 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000270917 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10281657 035 $a(PQKB)10527685 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC416042 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL416042 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11303624 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL116556 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000479852 100 $a20151023h20072007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWhen a gene makes you smell like a fish-- and other tales about the genes in your body /$fLisa Seachrist Chiu ; illustrations by Judith A. Seachrist 210 1$aOxford, [England] :$cOxford University Press,$d2007. 210 4$dİ2007 215 $a1 online resource (232 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-532706-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; When a Gene Makes You Smell Like a Fish; Chapter One: It Takes Two to Tango; Chapter Two: Just One Bad Apple . . .; Chapter Three: You Can Blame It on Mom; Chapter Four: Leaving an Imprint; Chapter Five: Just a Little Piece of the Puzzle; Chapter Six: In the Beginning . . .; Epilogue: Snippets of Information Reveal the Whole?; Appendix: A Genetics Primer; References; Index 330 $aFrom the gene that causes people to age prematurely to the ""bitter gene"" that may spawn broccoli haters, this book explores a few of the more exotic locales on the human genome, highlighting some of the tragic and bizarre ways our bodies go wrong when genes fall prey to mutation and the curious ways in which genes have evolved for our survival. Lisa Seachrist Chiu has a smorgasbord of stories to tell about rare and not so rare genetic quirks. We read about the Dracula Gene, a mutation in zebra fish that causes blood cells to explode on contact with light, and suites of genes that also influe 606 $aHuman genetics$vPopular works 606 $aHuman genetics$vAnecdotes 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aHuman genetics 615 0$aHuman genetics 676 $a599.93/5 700 $aChiu$b Lisa Seachrist$0962529 702 $aSeachrist$b Judith A. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910451866003321 996 $aWhen a gene makes you smell like a fish-- and other tales about the genes in your body$92182651 997 $aUNINA