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Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters
Genome The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters
Author: Matt Ridley
The human genome, the complete set of genes housed in twenty-three pairs of chromosomes, is nothing less than an autobiography of our species. Spelled out in a billion three-letter words using the four-letter alphabet of DNA, the genome has been edited, abridged, altered and added to as it has been handed down, generation to generation, over mo...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780060194970
ISBN-10: 0060194979
Publication Date: 2/2000
Pages: 344
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Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette
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Excellent and well researched.
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Brilliantly written and completely engaging. I will reread it many times!
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I recently finished this book and was very impressed. I have just recently become interested in the topic of genetics and picked this book up. It is a good read with lots of information. I felt it was a good introduction to the topic, while still providing a lot of information.


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