Engel, Leonard,
The New Genetics
, Doubleday and Co., Inc., Garden City, New York, 1966. (Deals with some of the latest findings in the field of genetics.)
Gabriel, Mordecai L., (ed,),
Great Experiments in Biology
, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1955. (A presentation of scientific writings in the original including those of the great geneticist, Hermann J. Muller.)
McKusick, Victor A.,
Human Genetics
, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1964. (One of a few authoritative books available to the layman, written in a readable style and incorporating the latest findings.)
Milunsky, Audrey,
Know Your Genes
, Avon Books, New York, 1979. (A clear, accurate, and readable book on medical genetics; hereditary disorders, genetic counseling, prenatal diagnosis, sex selection, twins, and more. Ethical, moral, and legal issues are given thoughtful consideration.)
Peters, James A.,
Classic Papers in Genetics
, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1959. (Several original papers from the outstanding men of genetics including Mendel up to those of the present day.)
Scheinfeld, Amram,
Your Heredity and Environment
, J. B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia, 1964. (Explains how heredity works to produce a unique individual and the effect of the environment on the person.)
Sullivan, Navin,
The Message of the Genes
, Basic Books, Inc., Publishers, New York, 1967. (A lucid account of the mechanisms of heredity showing that today’s molecular biologists have arrived at a clear understanding of life itself.
Swanson, Carl P.,
The Cell
, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1964. (A discussion of the structure of cells, and the tools involved in the investigations of cells.)
