An edition of The Dependent Gene: The Fallacy of "Nature vs. Nurture" (2002)

The Dependent Gene

The Fallacy of "Nature vs. Nurture"

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An edition of The Dependent Gene: The Fallacy of "Nature vs. Nurture" (2002)

The Dependent Gene

The Fallacy of "Nature vs. Nurture"

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This book is a masterful guide to human development that redefines the nature versus nurture debate. A much-needed antidote to genetic determinism, The Dependent Gene reveals how all traits -- even characteristics like eye and hair color -- are caused by complex interactions between genes and the environment at every stage of biological and psychological development, from the single fertilized egg to full-grown adulthood. How we understand the nature versus nurture debate directly affects our thoughts about such basic issues as sex and reproduction, parenting, education, and crime, and has an enormous impact on social policy. With life-and-death questions in the balance surrounding stem-cell research, cloning, and DNA fingerprinting, we can no longer afford to be ignorant of human development. An enlightening guide to this brave new world, The Dependent Gene empowers us to take control of our own destiny. - Publisher.

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Publisher
A W. H. Freeman book, Times Books, Henry Holt and Co., Times Books
Language
English
Pages
320

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Subjects
Nature and nurture, Phenotype, Genotype-environment interaction, Genetics

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First Sentence

"Nearly every day at the beginning of this new millennium,we are encountering news reports of the discovery of the gene "for" some human trait or illness."

Table of Contents

Part one : Where we're going, where we've been.
Introduction : "Hello Dolly" : the future is now
From Aristotle's wonder to a fork in the road : the wrenching of genetics from development
What Galton's eugenics has wrought : behavior genetics and heritability
Listening to twins : a critique of twin studies
Part two : Background basics.
Dependent genes : essential biology and DNA
Running noses, smelling feet : a primer on embryology
Brain basics : some revelations of developmental neuroscience
Part three : Developmental systems.
A turtle in the shade : the development of sexual characteristics
The Dutch Hungerwinter and the cat in the hat : how prenatal environments affect our traits
Chicken shoes and monkey foods : the not-so-subtle effects of some very subtle postnatal experiences
Tornadoes, stars, and human beings : the developmental systems perspective
Part four : Development and evolution.
The modern synthesis : what Mother Nature selects
Legacies : how we get our environments
On big muscles and facial hair : reconsidering "inherited," "acquired," and "innate"
The fetal ape : consequences of integrating development and evolution
Part five : Implications.
When cows fly : the full-blown demise of genetic determinism
Budging the bell curve : implications for education
Finding the cost of freedom : complexity and responsibility
Medical marvels : implications for genetic and environmental therapies
Owning cloning : implications for new reproductive technologies
Epilogue : In the beginning

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Classifications

Library of Congress
QH438.5 .M66 2002, QH438.5.M66 2002

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Pagination
vi, 312 p.
Number of pages
320
Dimensions
9.6 x 6.4 x 1.1 inches
Weight
1.3 pounds

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL7835238M
Internet Archive
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ISBN 10
0716740249
ISBN 13
9780716740247
LCCN
2001002098
OCLC/WorldCat
46713075
Library Thing
75555
Goodreads
959427

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