Genes and behavior : nature -- nurture interplay explained / Michael Rutter.

  • Rutter, Michael, 1933-
Date:
2006
  • Books

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Publication/Creation

Malden, MA ; Oxford : Blackwell Pub., 2006.

Physical description

ix, 280 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. [226]-263) and index.

Contents

Why is the topic of genes and behavior controversial? -- Causes and risks -- How much is nature and how much nurture? -- The heritability of different mental disorders and traits -- Environmentally mediated risks -- Patterns of inheritance -- What genes do -- Finding and understanding specific susceptibility genes -- Gene-environment interplay -- What environments do to genes -- Conclusions.

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    Medical Collection
    QU450 2006R98g
    Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 1405110627
  • 1405110619