The maternal imprint : the contested science of maternal-fetal effects / Sarah S. Richardson.
The maternal imprint : the contested science of maternal-fetal effects / Sarah S. Richardson.
The maternal imprint : the contested science of maternal-fetal effects / Sarah S. Richardson.
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Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2021.
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G 2021/2385
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English
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Physical content
310 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction: The Maternal Imprint -- Sex Equality in Heredity -- Prenatal Culture -- Germ Plasm Hygiene -- Maternal Effects -- Race, Birth Weight, and the Biosocial Body -- Fetal Programming -- It's the Mother! -- Epilogue: Gender and Heredity in the Postgenomic Moment.
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Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2021.
Place of Publication
Illinois
Date Published
2021.
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"From Homer to the Bible, and Aristotle to Descartes, expert and common knowledge held that a pregnant woman's emotions and experiences could "imprint" on the fetus, leading to features such as birthmarks, deformities, and distinctive personality traits. Beginning with the advent of modern genetics at the turn of the twentieth century, however, bio...
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The maternal imprint : the contested science of maternal-fetal effects / Sarah S. Richardson.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-290) and index.
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©2021
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G 2021/2385
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74VKaXvgKmmZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaXvgKmmZ
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ISBN
022654477X
9780226544779
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612.647
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991024434524902626
