Conclusion

Effects on Mammals

Dosage Rates

Radiation and Mutation

Dose and Consequence: Radiation Sickness

Man-made Radiation

Background Radiation

Radiation: Ionizing Radiation

Mutation Rates

Genetic Load

Spontaneous Mutations

Mutations: Sudden Change

Parents and Offspring

Enzymes and Genes

Cells and Chromosomes

The Machinery of Inheritance: Introduction

Preface and the Authors