Crumbling genome : the impact of deletrious mutations on humans / Alexey S. Kondrashov.

Genotypes and Phenotypes -- Mendelian Inheritance and Population Genetics -- Complex Traits and Their Inheritance -- Unavoidable Mutation -- Struggle for Fidelity -- Mutation Rates -- Natural Selection -- Functioning DNA and Junk DNA -- It Takes All the Running You Can Do -- Phenomenon of Imperfection -- Our Imperfect Fitness -- Our Imperfect Wellness -- Mutational Pressure on Our Species -- Ethical Issues -- What to Do?.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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