Subjects:  1. Genetics    2. Life Sciences - Biology - Developmental Biology    3. Life Sciences - Cytology    4. Life Sciences - Ecology    5. Life Sciences - Evolution    6. Life Sciences - Genetics & Genomics    7. Medical    8. Science    9. Evolution    10. Genetics (non-medical)    11. Science / Developmental Biology   

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My Favorite Book
It is the best book that exists for consultation on genetic syndromic hearing loss, since in very organized form it treats the audiologic aspectsperfectly and genetic ofthese syndromes.It is my favorite book and I recommend it to you ifyou are geneticist or audiologist. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Abnormalities, Multiple    2. Audiology & Speech Pathology    3. Deafness    4. Genetic aspects    5. Genetics    6. Hearing Disorders    7. Medical    8. Medical / Nursing    9. Otolaryngology    10. Audiology & otology    11. Medical / Otorhinolaryngology    12. Medical genetics    13. Medicine | Otolaryngology & Audiology   

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Not the best genetics book out there
This book is ok, but you need a decent understanding of genetics to follow many of the chapters. The authors are very effective at overcomplicating very straight forward concepts, which is frustrating if you're simply trying to review, and even worse if you're trying to learn the info for the first time. Definitely NOT for the genetics beginner. I think you can get a better genetics book for the money.
Get up to speed fast by reading this book
Though I have been interested in molecular genetics for decades, I have been out-of-touch with the excitement in genetics that is percolating out of the huge amount of data coming from various genome sequencing projects.Want to know why there is so much excitement?Then I suggest you read this book.
One of the best and most comprehensive books available on the subject
This book offers an up-to-date view of molecular genetics and the functional laboratroy tools and theories used to address various inherited disorders. The language is very approachable and the book is wonderfully cross-referenced. New developments in various computational fields are addressed and key websites are given for data analysis so that the interested reader can familiarize himself with these tools. I found this book very helpful for both an introduction and subsequent in depth analysis of various topics. The referenced articles are seminal papers and are a wonderful addition to yoour library. Highly recommended and essential for beginners in health professions, graduate students, and biomedical researchers. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Genetics    2. Human molecular genetics    3. Life Sciences - Biology - Molecular Biology    4. Life Sciences - Genetics & Genomics    5. Medical    6. Microbiology    7. Science    8. Genetics (non-medical)    9. Human biology & related topics    10. Medical / Genetics    11. Medical genetics    12. Molecular biology   

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1-3 weeks??
This book has been on backorder FOREVER, since march; first "1 to 3 weeks" then 10 to 15 days, and now back to 1 to 3 weeks"!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. General    2. Medical    3. Dermatology    4. Medical genetics    5. Oncology    6. Pathology   

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Schaum's Outline of Genetics
It is very informative and a great reference for the study of genetics and related studies.
best genetics text available
The Stansfield/Elrod outline remains as comprehensive as any of the intro to genetics textbooks currently available.At about 10-15% the cost of the "standard" texts, this outline delivers the same material with more clarity, and often more accuracy.The concepts of classical genetics, which often prove more challenging for students than molecular aspects, are covered admirably in this book.While those who enjoy colorful illustration and pastel text boxes might be disappointed, the b&w figures in this book are extremely clear, logical and most importantly helpful towards learning the material.No solution manual or supplemental CD-ROM is required.Highly recommended as a reference, or as a text for general genetics classes.

real bargain
Comparable in scope, clarity, completeness, and accuracy to any of the very expensive general genetics texts currently available.And with this one there's nothing else to buy...no study guides, solution manuals, cd's or supplemental websites are required.The book stands alone, and does so for less than half the price of the solution manual for most texts.Particularly strong is the coverage of classical genetics, which can often be more difficult to grasp than the more modern "molecular" concepts of the science.Highly recommended for self-study, as a reference, or as a supplement to any genetics textbook. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Genetics    2. Life Sciences - Biology - General    3. Problems, exercises, etc    4. Study & Teaching    5. Study Aids    6. Study Guides    7. Genetic engineering    8. Genetics (non-medical)    9. Medical / Genetics   

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A "Must Have"for the Physician's reference library
This text is a very complete reference for all the malformations, disruptions and dysmorphologies which affect the craniomaxillofacial region along with the associated clinical findings.It illustrates the etiologies and clinical findings very well with relevant pictures, and most importantly, the literature references which the authors used for each specific syndrome.
Highly unsatisfied
Several pages were missing in the book. Can you please send me another book?

Complete review
This is a complete review of almost all syndromes affecting the face, with complete information about the most important conditions and very good references until june 2001. Congratulations to the authors for their great effort to put together a lot of information very useful to phisicians, dentists and many other specialists. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Abnormalities    2. Disease    3. Genetics    4. Head    5. Medical    6. Medical / Nursing    7. Neck    8. Otolaryngology    9. Pathophysiology    10. Physiological Pathology    11. Regional Surgery    12. Surgery - General    13. Medical / Genetics    14. Medical genetics    15. Medicine | Genetics    16. Otorhinolaryngology (ENT)   

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Horrible Book
Absolutely horrible book. Chapters are written very poorly. They don't follow a pattern, but if I had to say there were one it would be tell you the big picture first so you have no idea what they're talking about then go into detail about each of the units and then after you've read the whole chapter you find it useful to reread the beginning again because you now know what the authors are talking about. Inconsistent use of vocabulary as well, they talk in colloquial terms and then all of the sudden use the word 'nascent' for instance, then you never see the word again. Nothing wrong with such things but the lack of consistency in the book makes it extremely poor in my opinion. Very poorly written, the information is there but organization is pathetic

BEAUTIFUL DESCRIPTION ABOUT GENES AND GENOMES ! SUPERB
GOOD PICTURE REPRESENTATION WITH EXCELLENT NOTES AND LOTS OF EXTRA INFORMATION ABOUT GENE AND GENOMES . PROBLEMS HAVE SOME ERRORS ITS LITTLE CONFUSING BUT OVERALL A FABALOUS TEXT BOOK OF GENETICS. GOOD FOR STANDARD EXAM PREPARATIONS AND ALSO FOR UNDERGRAD/GRAD STUDENTS . ALL THE BEST CHECK FOR FOR MINNOR ERRORS IN THE TEXT .... TAKE THE BEST OUT OF IT .....
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Subjects:  1. General    2. Genetics    3. Life Sciences - Evolution    4. Science    5. Science/Mathematics    6. Genetics (non-medical)   

Subjects:  1. Genetics    2. Life Sciences - Genetics & Genomics    3. Science    4. Science/Mathematics    5. Medical genetics    6. Science / Genetics   

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Comprehensive in scope
I read this book with the expectation that it would give me an idea of the extent to which organism traits or phenotypes are determined optimally. Discussions on evolution frequently regard the functioning and attributes of an organism as being optimal at the particular time in its evolutionary history. A successful theory of evolution as a theory of mathematical optimization would entail a thorough understanding of the evidence for this hypothesis of optimality of phenotypes. Comprehensive
An amazing book that really tells you all you need to know about designingand analyzing quantitative genetic experiments.

Wonderful book.
An awesome book. Everything you ever wanted to know about quantitative genetics and more. A must for every evolutionary biologist. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Genetics    2. Life Sciences - Genetics & Genomics    3. Quantitative Genetics    4. Science    5. Science/Mathematics    6. Genetics (non-medical)   

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If you had one general genetics book, this would be it.
Thompson and Thompson is in my opinion, the best book of its kind out there. Many general texts have popped up in the last five or ten years that try to cover medical genetics broadly (a large topic of course) but T&Tis the best. A more recent edition would be nice. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Genetics    2. Genetics, Medical    3. Medical    4. Medical / Nursing    5. Medical genetics    6. Medical / Genetics   

Subjects:  1. Clinical Chemistry    2. Diagnosis    3. Diagnostic Imaging    4. Genetics    5. Medical    6. Medical / Nursing    7. Medical / Allied Health Services / Medical Technology    8. Medicine: General Issues   

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fabulous
the item is in excellent condition.The service is so good that I am gonna shop from amazon, everytime I need a book.

Great text for those seeking to become a scientist.
The negative aspects that many reviewers seem to leverage against this book are the same aspects I find most useful and that make this text standout.This is an excellent text, written to help develop not merely an understanding of the subject material, but more broadly, to understand how to approach things like a scientist.I bought this book for a Euk MolBio undergraduate course which was taught roughly half from this book, and half from primary literature, and found the approach excellent in helping to improve the accessibility of any scientific paper, in addition to improving my own experimental design abilities.There are many useful diagrams presented, and a plethora of primary experimental findings that form the backbone of our current knowledge base.This book highlights the seminal experiments and thought processes that molded the field of molecular biology into what we know today.A must have, and an invaluable resource that will help the burgeoning, early scientist take one step closer to their future career of scientific independence and innovation.

Difficult to Understand and too much experimental data
I used this textbook for an undergraduate capstone class in molecular biology.The book is divided into eight main parts: Introduction, Methods in Molecular Biology, Transcription in Prokaryotes, Transcription in Eukaryotes, Posttranscriptional Events, Translation, and Genomes.The book is very detailed in its explanations of molecular processes and this makes it difficult to comprehend.Often, I would read a few pages and understand very little of what I read.I found that I learned more if I listened closely in class and only refered to the book for details, which is what I would suggest.Also my class focused mostly on problem based learning in molecular biology and less on memorizing molecular details.This book contains very few problems so my professor made up his own questions that he gave us and they were more helpful.
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Subjects:  1. Genetics    2. Life Sciences - Biochemistry    3. Life Sciences - Biology - Molecular Biology    4. Molecular biology    5. Science    6. Science/Mathematics    7. Science / Molecular Biology   

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statsitical genetics
There are many basic errors in statistics in this book, such as the concepts of expected value and degrees of freedom. The statistical background of the author should be very weak. From the bibliography (how many publications does the author have?) we can see whether the author is well prepared to write this kind of book.Did Dr. Ron Sederoff who wrote the foreword read the book thoroughly? If so, he should have pointed out those very obvious errors. Of course, Dr. Sederoff should not be responsible for those errors if he has no background in Statistics. I hope the author can check the book thoroughly before it goes to the fourth printing or just withdraw it from the publisher.

Beautiful job
The author of this book defines genomics as the study of whole genomes via the integration of cytology, Mendelian-quantitative-population-molecular genetics with bioinformatics and automated sequencing. It attempts to answer, the author states, such questions as to the physical and chemical requirements of genomes, the possible necessity that genes be located at certain sites to function normally, that particular DNA sequences and structures needed for gene functions, the total number of functional genes necessary for a biological system, and the homology between the DNA sequences of different species. He addresses the book to biologists interested in statistical issues in genomics, for mathematicians in genomics, and for students of genetics. One of the best books in Molecular Quantitative Genetics
The book discuses quantitative and population genetics on the bases of molecular level.It is very useful for genetic analysis across many disciplines, including plant and animal breeding, and human genetics. It provides useful explanations of some complex biometrical concepts. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Gene mapping    2. Genetic Engineering    3. Genetics    4. Genomics    5. Life Sciences - Genetics & Genomics    6. Science    7. Science/Mathematics    8. Statistical methods    9. Toxicology    10. Genetics (non-medical)    11. Mathematics / Statistics   

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Obligatory reading!
This book is a comprehensive introduction to the use of molecular markers in evolution, ecology and phylogeny. Very well written, this second edition brings important updates to a field in fast progress.

Great.
Excelent book, full of diverse examples. Excelent to read too. Full ofvery interesting informations. Everyone who is interested at the subjectshould read it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biochemical markers    2. Evolution, Molecular    3. General    4. Genetic Markers    5. Genetics    6. Life Sciences - Biochemistry    7. Medical    8. Molecular evolution    9. Science    10. Evolution   

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Comprehensive heavyweight
This is a suitably vast book for a vast subject. It covers every aspect of the application of human genetics to medicine, and the reviews are not only an ideal introduction to a genetic disease, but are heavily referenced as well. This makes it ideal as a guide to the most recent literature on the subject. The introductory chapters are essential reading as well. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Diseases    2. Endocrinology & Metabolism    3. Genetics    4. Hereditary Diseases    5. Medical    6. Medical / Nursing    7. Medical Genetics    8. Metabolic Diseases    9. Metabolism Disorders    10. Metabolism, Inborn errors of    11. Pathology, Molecular    12. Genetics (non-medical)    13. Hereditary diseases & disorders    14. Medical / Genetics    15. Medical diagnosis    16. Molecular biology    17. Oncology   

Subjects:  1. Bioinformatics    2. Genetics    3. Life Sciences - Biochemistry    4. Life Sciences - Evolution    5. Life Sciences - Genetics & Genomics    6. Science    7. Science/Mathematics    8. Biochemistry    9. Genetics (non-medical)    10. Science / Biochemistry   

Subjects:  1. Environmental Conservation & Protection - General    2. Genetics    3. Life Sciences - Biology - General    4. Life Sciences - Genetics & Genomics    5. Science    6. Science/Mathematics    7. Cellular biology    8. Conservation of the environment    9. Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection   

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The New Testament?
A definitive summary of mouse development and simple, concise proven protocols.This is the best publication there is for this kind of work.It's much better than the 2nd, ed.I wish it had more of a troubleshooting focus, but I guess if you are in this line of work, you should be able to figure out problems yourself, or query the tg list....I like how there are alternative strategies mentioned depending on how your lab is equiped (or not). ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Embryos    2. Genetic engineering    3. Genetics    4. Laboratory Medicine    5. Laboratory manuals    6. Life Sciences - Biology - Developmental Biology    7. Life Sciences - Biology - General    8. Mice    9. Reference    10. Science    11. Science/Mathematics    12. Transgenic mice    13. Developmental biology    14. Genetics (non-medical)   

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Poorly structured, badly written
This and Hartl and Clark's book are the standard textbooks for population genetics. I am an applied math/bio grad student working in this area. Hedrick's book contains a huge amount of information, but honestly I think it is poorly organized and often poorly written. Rather than a clear explication of the theory with examples, it is constructed more like a collection of related ideas, facts and examples thrown together to make loose rather confusing chapters. Population genetics is a tricky subject and Hedrick does not make much of an effort to communicate the ideas clearly. For example, in the mutation chapter, rather than say something like: here is the general problem, here are types of mutations, here are some mutation models with examples, here are some ways to estimate mutation and here are some case studies from the literature, he mixes all these things together presenting formulas and data in an jumbled, intermingled way that is not particularly easy to read. The result is that it is difficult to extract (for me) the essence of the concepts and summarize everything for myself. If you are required to use this text for a class, I highly recommend looking at other resources. Hartl's book's good, but slightly more basic. Gillespe's Concise Guide is also really good, but again, the subject is difficult and requires a good amount of mathematical background. To summarize, if you study pop gen, you should really probably read and own this book because of its ubiquity and the information contained within. However, don't be surprised when you find it sub par.

A superbly presented and comprehensive introduction
A superbly presented and comprehensive introduction to population genetics as one of the fundamental underlying principles and processes of the evolutionary process, Genetics Of Populations is now published in a newly updated and significantly revised third edition. Author Philip W. Hedrick (Arizona State University) integrates theoretical issues with a clear and acceptable presentation of experimental population genetics with empirical data providing students and researchers with one of the most articulate and up-to-date texts available. Features new to this latest addition is a focus on data from genome projects that compare population samples to identify patterns of genetic diversity and genes that have been under selection. All of the individual chapters have been completely updated with the latest examples and approaches in this rapidly evolving field of study. Of special value for curriculum development are the new and updated tables, chapter exercises, end-of-chapter problems, art, photographs, featured researchers, extensive bibliography, and detailed index. Highly recommended.
A complete, up-to-date text book on population genetics
This text-book deals with population genetic theory in great detail, without loosing sight of the basics. This makes it a good introduction in population genetics as well as a complete reference work. With chapters onevolutionairy and quantative genetics and numerous examples this bookdescribes the state of the art in population genetic research. Compared toHartl and Clark's Principles of Population Genetics, Genetics ofPopulations is more detailed and more clearly structured. Overall anexcellent book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. General    2. Genetics    3. Life Sciences - Evolution    4. Population genetics    5. Public Health    6. Science    7. Science/Mathematics    8. Genetics & reproduction   

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Do not waste your money
I'm sick and tired of those self proclamed experts. If you want to learn anything get Disease Prevention and Treatment from life extension and for healing Qi-Gong practice is a much better bet than hand holding
Scientifically accurate and highly readable
The DNA of Healing is a highly readable, scientifically accurate, and pragmatic approach to vibrational, emotional, and energetic healing. Margaret Ruby's unique gift is her ability to design processes which allow us to translate the scientific research related to DNA patterning into useful practices which ultimately empowers us to transform our lives.
For those who want DNA HEALING and not a science textbook
I bought this book based on the excellent reviews of most readers who posted here, and I must say I am pleased. This book absolutely explained mysteries that have plagued me for *years,* putting the pieces together in a way that I have not previously come across in my 13 years of seeking on the spiritual path.
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Subjects:  1. Body, Mind & Spirit    2. Genealogy    3. General    4. Healing - General    5. Medicine, Psychosomatic    6. New Age    7. New Age / Body, Mind & Spirit    8. Personal Guidance    9. Psychological aspects    10. Psychosomatic Medicine    11. Self-care, Health    12. Medical genetics    13. Mind, Body, Spirit