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Title: The human genome / Jim Whiting.
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Art direction by Rita Marshall Summary: A historical account of the Human Genome Project, including
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Copyright © 2020 Creative Education, Creative Paperbacks Chapter One The “Secret of Life”
Pointing Out: Gregor Mendel, 9
Pointing Out: Boy or Girl?, 12

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Chapter Two Thinking Big 14
Pointing Out: Transgenic Animals, 19
Pointing Out: Real-Life Mutants, 20
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Chapter Three Race to the Swift 22

Pointing Out: Swimming to Success, 26
Pointing Out: Jurassic Future?, 30
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Chapter Four Value of the HGP 32
Pointing Out: Guardian of the Genome, 35
Pointing Out: You Betcha!, 39

Timeline, 44
Endnotes, 45
Selected Bibliography, 46
Websites, 47
Index, 48