The Language of Genetics: An Introduction (Temp. Alexander**

Templeton Foundation Press,U.S.

The Language of GeneticsAn Introduction\nAuthor(s): Denis R. Alexander\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Templeton Foundation Press,U.S., United States\nImprint: Templeton Foundation Press,U.S.\nISBN-13: 9781599473437, 978-1599473437\nSynopsis\nThe Language of Genetics: An Introduction is the seventh title published in the Templeton Science and Religion Series, in which scientists from a wide range of fields distill their experience and knowledge into brief tours of their respective specialties. In this volume, Dr. Denis R. Alexander offers readers a basic toolkit of information, explanations, and ideas that can help us grasp something of the fascination and the challenge of the language of genetics.\n\nAlexander surveys the big picture, covering such topics as the birth of the field; DNA: what it is, how it works, and how it was discovered; our genetic history; the role of genes in diseases, epigenetics, and genetic engineering. The book assumes the reader has little scientific backgro.