| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
vi, 312 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Note |
"A W.H. Freeman Book." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 290-302) and index. |
| Contents |
From Aristotle's wonder to a fork in the road : the wrenching of genetics from development -- What Galton's eugenics has wrought : behavior genetics and heritability -- Listening to twins : a critique of twin studies -- Dependent genes : essential biology and DNA -- Running noses, smelling feet : a primer on embryology -- Brain basics : some revelations of developmental neuroscience -- A turtle in the shade : the development of sexual characteristics -- The Dutch Hungerwinter and The cat in the hat : how prenatal environments affect our traits -- Chicken shoes and monkey foods : the not-so-subtle effects of some very subtle postnatal experiences -- Tornadoes, stars, and human beings : the developmental systems perspective -- The modern synthesis : what mother nature selects -- Legacies : how we get our environments -- On big muscles and facial hair : reconsidering "inherited," "acquired," and "innate" -- The fetal ape : consequences of integrating development and evolution -- When cows fly : the full-blown demise of genetic determinism -- Budging The bell curve : implications for education -- Finding the cost of freedom : complexity and responsibility -- Medical marvels : implications for genetic and environmental therapies -- Owning cloning : implications for new reproductive technologies. |
| Subject |
Nature and nurture.
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Phenotype.
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Genotype-environment interaction.
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| ISBN |
0716740249 |
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