The dependent gene
Subtitle: the fallacy of "nature vs. nurture"
By: David S. Moore.
Edition: 1st Owl Books ed.
Publisher: Henry Holt
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
Subjects: Nature and nurture; Phenotype; Genotype-environment interaction
Notes: "A W.H. Freeman/Owl Book."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 290-302) and index.
Table of contents: title: From Aristotle's wonder to a fork in the road : the wrenching of genetics from development; title: What Galton's eugenics has wrought : behavior genetics and heritability; title: Listening to twins : a critique of twin studies; title: Dependent genes : essential biology and DNA; title: Running noses, smelling feet : a primer on embryology; title: Brain basics : some revelations of developmental neuroscience; title: A turtle in the shade : the development of sexual characteristics; title: The Dutch Hungerwinter and The cat in the hat : how prenatal environments affect our traits; title: Chicken shoes and monkey foods : the not-so-subtle effects of some very subtle postnatal experiences; title: Tornadoes, stars, and human beings : the developmental systems perspective; title: The modern synthesis : what mother nature selects; title: Legacies : how we get our environments; title: On big muscles and facial hair : reconsidering "inherited," "acquired," and "innate"; title: The fetal ape : consequences of integrating development and evolution; title: When cows fly : the full-blown demise of genetic determinism; title: Budging The bell curve : implications for education; title: Finding the cost of freedom : complexity and responsibility; title: Medical marvels : implications for genetic and environmental therapies; title: Owning cloning : implications for new reproductive technologies.