Cartoon Guide to Genetics

Excellent book.

I got this one as a replacement for my childhood copy of this book that sadly has gone mouldy. I remember being fascinated by this book as a child, and poring over each page. I learned about Mendelian inheritance from this book, but at the time I wasn't ready to understand some of the more complicated discussion of gene structure and gene repression. Still, this book helped fuel an interest that dominated much of my teens. I hope to show it to my baby when she's older.

lo compre para comprender mas sobre genetica por mi trabajo y me ayudo bastante a comprenderlo sin perderme, con este libro aprenderas sin dudas.

Easy reading

I am a biomedical science student who just happened to never take any sort of molecular biology or genetics as an undergraduate, so I basically managed to limp through my advanced courses in said subjects. I wish I had a little resource like this, since it was presented in a quick, easy-to-read, and humorous manner. The concepts were essentially all basics that I do understand, by now; however, it was still valuable to receive a general sense of how the concepts evolved. The Cartoon Guide to Genetics plays out like a storybook of history, outlining how we came to understand certain molecular biological concepts. All in all, it took me about two hours of nonstop reading, if that (I was engaged so much I didn't even notice the time), and I feel I received a bit of edification in the realm of genetics, especially so far as homologous recombination goes! If I had this book when I was taking my advanced course, I feel I could have properly engaged the material, since it builds a decent little foundation. I was a little disappointed not to have any mention about more complicated aspects of inheritance like non-Mendelian genetics. It's small kibble, though. I feel if you are an undergraduate taking your basic biology courses, then this book can only help you out. It was a fun little read that presented its material in a non-threatening way.