Is your nose tall or flat, and your hair straight or curly? It's genetically determined at birth! Unraveling the genetic code and the secrets of genes Children's first book on genetic science!
- The human body has DNA, and the DNA carries the genetic code and genes that tell your body how to grow. The shape of the nose is determined by 4 genes Hair color and texture are controlled by more than 100 genes Eye color is determined by more than 16 genes
- Genetic science is a very hot topic, and news such as genetic modification often appears in the newspapers. If you want to talk to your child about heredity, genes and other concepts, this book is suitable as the first book for your child to contact genetic science!
- About the Author Nicola DaviesA zoologist and author of children's books, Nicholas Davies has participated in the production of the BBC's natural science program after graduating from the University of Cambridge, and has written many popular popular science books, including Microbes: The Unseen. The Magician", "Uncountable! The Biodiversity of Nature”, etc., and the work “Promise” was selected as the best picture book of the year by the New York Times in 2014.
你的鼻子是高還是扁、頭髮是直的還是捲的
在出生時就已經由基因決定好了！
解開遺傳密碼和基因的祕密 孩子認識基因科學的第一本書！
鼻子的形狀由4個基因來決定
髮色和髮質受到100個以上基因的控制
眼珠的顏色由超過16個基因來決定
非洲的青鱂魚從孵化到產卵，只需要15天。翻車魚和枯葉變色龍剛出生時都很小，長大後的翻車魚體型非常龐大，而枯葉變色龍卻只有火柴棒大小……這一切都和DNA有關。
人體裡也有DNA，這些DNA上帶著遺傳密碼和基因，告訴你的身體該怎麼長。比如鼻子的形狀由4個基因來決定、髮色和髮質受到100個以上基因的控制、眼珠的顏色由超過16個基因來決定！
科學家根據遺傳密碼，就能知道誰和誰有血緣關係，還可以發現原來黑猩猩是人類的動物近親，甚至連玫瑰花也和人類有相同的遺傳密碼……這本書用循序漸進的方式，逐一為孩子解開遺傳密碼和基因的祕密。
近年來，基因科學是非常熱門的話題，報章中經常出現基因改造等新聞。如果你想和孩子談遺傳、基因等觀念，這本書正適合作為孩子接觸基因科學的第一本書！
同系列還有：《微生物：看不見的魔術師》、《數不清！大自然的生物多樣性》
作者簡介
尼古拉．戴維斯（Nicola Davies）
身為動物學家和童書作家，尼古拉．戴維斯由英國劍橋大學畢業後，曾參與BBC自然科學節目的製作，並撰寫了許多受歡迎的科普類書籍，包括《微生物：看不見的魔術師》、《數不清！大自然的生物多樣性》等，作品《承諾》獲選為2014年紐約時報年度最佳圖畫書。