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Behavioral genetics : an introduction to how genes and environments interact through development to shape differences in mood, personality, and intelligence / by Catherine Baker.
LIBRA QH457 .B35 2004
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Baker, Catherine
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Behavior genetics.
- Genetics, Behavioral.
- Sociobiology.
- Medical Subjects:
- Genetics, Behavioral.
- Sociobiology.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 131 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : American Association for the Advancement of Science, ©2004.
- Summary:
- "A tool to inform public discussion of behavioral genetic research and its broader social implications."
- Contents:
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- What is behavioral genetics?
- How do genes work within their environments?
- How do environments impinge upon genes?
- How is genetic research on behavior conducted?
- How do mental disorders emerge from the mix of genes and environments?
- How is the ability to control impulses affected by genes and environments?
- How is intellect molded by genes and environments?
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- "Prepared for a project conducted by the American Association for the Advancement of Science and The Hastings Center."
- ISBN:
- 087168697X
- 9780871686978
- OCLC:
- 57301188
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