Abraham Lincoln's DNA and Other Adventures in Genetics

by Philip R. Reilly · 2000

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Twenty-four true, wide-ranging tales of crime, history, human behavior, illness, and ethics, told from the personal perspective of the author, an eminent physician-lawyer who uses the stories to illustrate the principles of human genetics and to discuss the broader issues.

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