(Ebook) ISE Human Genetics: Concepts and Applications by Ricki Lewis ISBN 9781260570465, 1260570460

(Ebook) ISE Human Genetics: Concepts and Applications by Ricki Lewis ISBN 9781260570465, 1260570460

This textbook began as a table of contents scribbled ona cocktail napkin at a publisher’s meeting circa 1990,when genetics was on the precipice of becoming genomics.Since then, in addition to clearly explaining thebasics of inheritance, the book has chronicled the beginningsof genome sequencing, the first clinical trials ofgene therapy, the gradual expansion and explosion ofgenetic testing, and now the entrance of DNA informationinto our everyday lives.In the middle editions, focus shifted to humangenetics as the science of our diversity and introducedconsumer DNA testing. That has now detonated as millionsof people spit into tubes and swipe their cheeks tolearn about their health, traits, families, and ancestry. Atthe same time, DNA evidence in forensic investigationshas opened up new concerns about genetic privacy.In 2019, the author learned, out-of-the-blue thanksto consumer DNA testing, of several half-siblings, andwith further information, that she was donor-conceived.The impact was stunning, but ultimately positive. As aresult, this edition of Human Genetics: Concepts andApplications has been revised and updated with a newsensitivity to the power of genetic information, includinga new chapter, “The Genetics of Identity.” It coversgenetic genealogy, privacy, and forensic DNA typing.