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Lewis, Ricki. October 20, 2003. A genetic check-up: Lessons from Huntington disease and cystic fibrosis. The Scientist 17(20):24–26. We are on the brink of many new genetic tests.

Lewis, Ricki. December 1994. The evolution of a classic genetic tool. BioScience 44:5–8. Pedigrees may include molecular information.

Mendel, Gregor. March 1866. Experiments in plant hybridization. Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society, pp. 3–47. Mendel's original paper is surprisingly understandable.

Mysliwiec, Tami H. January 2003. The genetic blues: Understanding genetic principles using a practical approach and a historical perspective. The American Biology Teacher 65(1):42–46. Tracing the inheritance of "the blue people of Kentucky" demonstrates Mendel's laws.

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Rothenberg, Laura. 2003. Breathing for a Living: A memoir. New York: Hyperion. This young woman chronicles her slow death from CF, a single-gene disorder.

Tassicker, Ross, et al. February 8, 2003. Prenatal diagnosis requests for Huntington's disease when the father is at risk and does not want to know his genetic status: Clinical, legal, and ethical viewpoints. British Medical Journal 326:331–33. Genetic testing raises complex issues when repercussions extend beyond the individual being tested.