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Baa!: The Most Interesting Book You’ll Ever Read about Genes and Cloning (Mysterious You)

Author Cynthia Pratt Nicolson
Publisher Kids Can Press
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ISBN / ASINB005Q7H4RO
ISBN-13978B005Q7H4R6
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Sales Rank1,450,478
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸

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The Mysterious You series explores the mysteries of the human body using an exciting mix of thoroughly researched factual information, amazing anecdotes and surprising try-it activities. In Baa!, kids unravel the mysteries of genes and see how traits like dimples and hair colour are passed down through their family tree. They can then explore the secrets of cloning -- what it is and what changes it may bring in the future. Kids can learn about * natural selection * genetic mutations * DNA and forensics * gene mapping * cloning in nature and in the lab * future predictions With simple language and kid-friendly examples, Baa! helps demystify an intriguing, but often difficult-to-grasp, subject in a way that kids can understand.