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4 Big B, Little b

Myth #1 Is That Mendelian Genes Actually Exist

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Foreword ix
  4. Introduction: Evolving Narratives of Genetic Explanation across Disciplines 1
  5. PART ONE: New Understanding of Genetic Science
  6. 1 The Mismea sure of the Gene 17
  7. 2 Evolution Is Not Mainly a Matter of Genes 26
  8. 3 Genes as Difference Makers 34
  9. 4 Big B, Little b 43
  10. 5 The Myth of the Machine- Organism 51
  11. PART TWO: Medical Genetics
  12. 6 Some Problems with Genetic Horoscopes 71
  13. 7 Cancer Genes 81
  14. 8 The Fruitless Search for Genes in Psychiatry and Psychology 94
  15. 9 Assessing Genes as Causes of Human Disease in a Multicausal World 107
  16. 10 Autism 122
  17. 11 The Prospects of Personalized Medicine 147
  18. PART THREE: Genetics in Human Behavior and Culture
  19. 12 The Persistent Influence of Failed Scientific Ideas 173
  20. 13 Map Your Own Genes! 186
  21. 14 Creating a “Better Baby” 201
  22. 15 Forensic DNA Evidence 227
  23. 16 Nurturing Nature 256
  24. Conclusion 270
  25. Notes 285
  26. Selected Readings 353
  27. Acknowledgments 355
  28. Contributors 357
  29. Index 361
Genetic Explanations
This chapter is in the book Genetic Explanations
https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674067769.c6

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Foreword ix
  4. Introduction: Evolving Narratives of Genetic Explanation across Disciplines 1
  5. PART ONE: New Understanding of Genetic Science
  6. 1 The Mismea sure of the Gene 17
  7. 2 Evolution Is Not Mainly a Matter of Genes 26
  8. 3 Genes as Difference Makers 34
  9. 4 Big B, Little b 43
  10. 5 The Myth of the Machine- Organism 51
  11. PART TWO: Medical Genetics
  12. 6 Some Problems with Genetic Horoscopes 71
  13. 7 Cancer Genes 81
  14. 8 The Fruitless Search for Genes in Psychiatry and Psychology 94
  15. 9 Assessing Genes as Causes of Human Disease in a Multicausal World 107
  16. 10 Autism 122
  17. 11 The Prospects of Personalized Medicine 147
  18. PART THREE: Genetics in Human Behavior and Culture
  19. 12 The Persistent Influence of Failed Scientific Ideas 173
  20. 13 Map Your Own Genes! 186
  21. 14 Creating a “Better Baby” 201
  22. 15 Forensic DNA Evidence 227
  23. 16 Nurturing Nature 256
  24. Conclusion 270
  25. Notes 285
  26. Selected Readings 353
  27. Acknowledgments 355
  28. Contributors 357
  29. Index 361
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