human genetics: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
Curt Stern, Principles of Human Genetics, 3rd ed. (1973), is a classic work thoroughly covering the field. Alan E.H. Emery and David L. Rimon (eds.), Principles and Practice of Human Genetics, 2 vol. (1983), presents an up-to-date, thorough treatment of medical genetics. Victor A. McKusick, Mendelian Inheritance in Man: Catalogue of Autosomal Dominant, Autosomal Recessive, and X-Linked Phenotypes, 6th ed. (1983), is an informative source. Aubrey Milunsky and George J. Annas (eds.), Genetics and the Law II (1980), presents papers on ethics, eugenics, genetics, and the law. See also such symposium and conference proceedings as Ernest B. Hook and Ian H. Porter (eds.), Population Cytogenetics: Studies in Humans (1977); and Charles J. Epstein et al. (eds.), Risk, Communication, and Decision Making in Genetic Counseling (1979).
Article Contributors
Primary Contributors
- Hampton L. Carson
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Arthur Robinson
Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Genetics and of Pediatrics, University of Colorado, Denver. Senior staff member, National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Denver.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Added an image of a human karyotype. | Oct 28, 2019 | ||
| Changed "mental retardation" to "intellectual disability." | Oct 28, 2019 | ||
| Invalidated site: Genetics Society of America - Genetics Journal. | Aug 10, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Pro Football Hall of Fame - Biography of Ernie Stautner. | Oct 26, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Genetics Society of America - Genetics Journal. | Oct 26, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Pro Football Hall of Fame - Biography of Ernie Stautner. | Oct 26, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Genetics Society of America - Genetics Journal. | Oct 26, 2011 | ||
| Added new Web site: Buzzle.com - Human Genetic Engineering. | Jun 24, 2009 | ||
| Article revised. | May 29, 2002 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 26, 1999 |