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The Genetic Effects of Radiation
Isaac Asimov and Theodosius Dobzhansky
How does invisible radiation reach into a living cell and change the very code of life? Isaac Asimov walks through the machinery of inheritance, from cells and chromosomes to enzymes, genes, and the sudden alterations called mutations. Clear, authoritative science from a legendary explainer. Understand how radiation rewrites the instructions inside every living thing.
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32 chapters
- 1The Genetic Effects of Radiation
- 2Contents
- 3THE COVER
- 4THE AUTHORS
- 5THE MACHINERY OF INHERITANCE
- 6Introduction
- 7Cells and Chromosomes
- 8Enzymes and Genes
- 9Parents and Offspring
- 10MUTATIONS
- 11Sudden Change
- 12Spontaneous Mutations
- 13Genetic Load
- 14Mutation Rates
- 15RADIATION
- 16Ionizing Radiation
- 17Background Radiation
- 18Man-made Radiation
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