Reveals the connections between genetics and specific diseases

Understand the science and the ethics behind genetics

Want to know more about genetics? This non-intimidating guide gets you up to speed on all the fundamentals. From dominant and recessive inherited traits to the DNA double-helix, you get clear explanations in easy-to-understand terms. Plus, you'll see how people are applying genetic science to fight disease, develop new products, solve crimes . . . and even clone cats.

Discover:

• What geneticists do
  
  
• How traits are passed on
  
  
• How genetic counseling works
  
  
• The basics of cloning
  
  
• The role of DNA in forensics
  
  
• The scoop on the Human Genome Project