She has her mother's laugh : the powers, perversions, and potential of heredity
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New York, New York : Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2018].
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9781101984598, 1101984597, 9781101984611, 1101984619
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xii, 657 pages ; 25 cm
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Published
New York, New York : Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2018].
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English
ISBN
9781101984598, 1101984597, 9781101984611, 1101984619

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 577-642) and index.
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Charles Darwin played a crucial part in turning heredity into a scientific question, and yet he failed spectacularly to answer it. The birth of genetics in the early 1900s seemed to do precisely that. Gradually, people translated their old notions about heredity into a language of genes. As the technology for studying genes became cheaper, millions of people ordered genetic tests to link themselves to missing parents, to distant ancestors, to ethnic identities ... But, Zimmer writes, "Each of us carries an amalgam of fragments of DNA, stitched together from some of our many ancestors. Each piece has its own ancestry, traveling a different path back through human history. A particular fragment may sometimes be cause for worry, but most of our DNA influences who we are--our appearance, our height, our penchants--in inconceivably subtle ways." Heredity isn't just about genes that pass from parent to child. Heredity continues within our own bodies, as a single cell gives rise to trillions of cells that make up our bodies. We say we inherit genes from our ancestors--using a word that once referred to kingdoms and estates--but we inherit other things that matter as much or more to our lives, from microbes to technologies we use to make life more comfortable. We need a new definition of what heredity is and, through Carl Zimmer's lucid exposition and storytelling, this resounding tour de force delivers it.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Zimmer, C. (2018). She has her mother's laugh: the powers, perversions, and potential of heredity . Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Zimmer, Carl, 1966-. 2018. She Has Her Mother's Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity. Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Zimmer, Carl, 1966-. She Has Her Mother's Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2018.

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Zimmer, Carl. She Has Her Mother's Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2018.

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