Blueprint : how DNA makes us who we are / Robert Plomin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Plomin, Robert, 1948- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Genetics, Behavioral.

DNA.

Behavior.

Human genetics--Social aspects.

Human genetics.

Medical Subjects:

Genetics, Behavioral.

DNA.

Physical Description:

xiii, 266 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2018]

Summary:

In 'Blueprint', behavioral geneticist Robert Plomin describes how the DNA revolution has made DNA personal by giving us the power to predict our psychological strengths and weaknesses from birth. A century of genetic research shows that DNA differences inherited from our parents are the consistent lifelong sources of our psychological individuality?the blueprint that makes us who we are. This, says Plomin, is a game-changer. It calls for a radical rethinking of what makes us who were are.

Contents:

Part 1 Why DNA matters

1 Disentangling nature and nurture p. 3

2 How do we know that DNA makes us who we are? p. 12

3 The nature of nurture p. 32

4 DNA matters more as time goes by p. 52

5 Abnormal is normal p. 58

6 Generalist genes p. 66

7 Why children in the same family are so different p. 71

8 The DNA blueprint p. 81

9 Equal opportunity and meritocracy p. 93

Part 2 The DNA revolution

10 DNA: The basics p. 109

11 Gene-hunting p. 120

12 The DNA fortune teller p. 134

13 Predicting who we are p. 148

14 Our future is DNA p. 161.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780262039161

0262039168

9780241367698

0241367697

OCLC:

1029797905