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Problems of Radiation Genetics . By N. P. D ubinin .
Introduction to Medical Genetics . By V. P. E phroimson .
Genetics and the Epidemiology of Chromic Diseases . Edited by J. V. N eel , M argery W. S haw and W. J. S chull .
The Molecular Basis of Heredity . By A. B. P eacocke and R. B. D rysdale .
Diffusion Models in Population Genetics . By M otoo K imura .
Human Genetics and its Foundations . By M aurice W hittinghill .
Gregor Mendel: Experiments in Plant Hybridisation (with commentary and assessment by the late Sir R onald F isher ). Edited by J. H. B ennett .
Genetics land Prehistory . The Rede Lecture 1965. By G avin de B eer . Cambridge University Press. Pp. 37. 5s.
Embryologie. Ein Lehrbuch auf allgemein biologischer Grundlage . 2nd edition. By Prof. Dr D ietrich S tarck .     

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Advances in the Study of Birth Defects. Volumes 1 and 2. Edited by T. V. N. P ersaud
Genetic Mosaics and Chimeras in Mammals. Basic Life Sciences. Volume 12. Edited by L. B. R ussell .
Selection in One- and Two-locus Systems. By T. N. N agylaki .
Advances in Human Genetics. Volume 9. Edited by H. H arris and K. H irschhorn .
Genetic Aspects of Affective Illness. Edited by J. M endlewicz and B. S hopsin
Human Genetics. Problems and Approaches. Edited by F. V ogel and A. G. M otulsky .     

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Human Cytogenetics. Volume I. General Cytogenetics. By J ohn L. H amerton .
Human Cytogenetics. Volume II. Clinical Cytogenetics. By J ohn L. H amekton .
Mendelian Inheritance in Man , 3rd edition. By V. A. M c K usick .
Humangentik. Ein kurzes Handbuch in fünf Bänden. Edited by P. E. B ecker .
Vol. 1/2 (1969). Merkmale des Gesichts. Schmecken und Riechen. Merkmale der Gliedmassen. Papillarleisten. Psychologie. By H. v. B racken , G. J örgensen , L. L oeffler , H. O epen , H. R itter , J. S chaeuble , F. S chwarzfischer and G. Z iegelmayer .
Vol. 1/4 (1972). Blutgruppen. By H. H elmbold , F. S chwarzfischer and F. V ogel .     

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Bisocial Man. Studies related to the interaction of biological and cultural factors in human populations. Edited by D. B rothewell .
Extranuclear Genetics. By G eoffrey B eale , F.R.S. and J onathakn K nowles
Chromosomes Today. Volume 6. Edited by A. de la C hapelle and M. S orsa .
Molecular Structure of Human Chromosomes: Chromosomes in Biology and Medicine. Edited by J. J. Y unis .     

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Chemical Mutagens. Vol. 4. Principles and Methods for Their Detection. Edited by A. H ollaender .
Genetics and the law. Edited by A. M ilunsky and G. J. A nnas
Basic Bacteriology and Genetics. J. R. S okatch and J. J. F erretti .
Human Behaviour Genetics. By A.R. K aplan .
Evolution. B y T heodosius D obzhansky , F rancisco J. A yala , C. L edyaed S tebbins and J ames W. V alentina .     

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Genetic Epidemiology . Edited by N ewton E. M orton and C hin S ik C hung
Evolutionary Biology . Volume 11. Edited by M. K. H echt , W. C. S teere and B. W allace
Clinical Atlas of Human Chromosomes . By J ean D e G rouchy and C atherine T urleau
Myotonic Dystrophy . By P. S. H arper . Eastbourne: W. B. Saunders.     

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Papers on Human Genetics. Edited by S amuel H. B oyer , IV. Englewood Cliffs, N. J.: Prentice-Hall Inc. and London: Prentice-Hall International. 1964.
Methodology in Basic Genetics. Edited by W alter J. B urdette . Holden-Day, Inc. 1963.
The Process of Evolution. Edited by P. R. E hrlich and R. W. H olm . New York, San Francisco, Toronto and London: McGraw-Hill. 1963.
Teaching Genetics. Edited by C. D. D arlington and A. D. B radshaw . Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd Ltd. 1963.
Principles of Numerical Taxonomy. By R. R. S okal and P. H. A. S neath . San Francisco and London: W. H. Freeman and Company. 1963.
General Physiology of Cell Specialization. Edited by D aniel M azia and A lbert T yler . 1963. New York, McGraw-Hill
Die angeborenen Stoffwechselanomalien. Grundlagen. Klinik. Therapie. By K. S chreier , in collaboration with H. M attern , U. P orath and J. S pranger , and with a contribution by H.-G. L asch . Stuttgart: Georg Thieme. 1963.
Proceedings of the 4th Berkeley Symposium on Mathematical Statistics and Probability , vol. iv , Biology and Problems of Health. Edited By J erzy N eyman . Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press. 161.     

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Human Growth . Volume I. Principles and Pre-natal Growth . Edited by F rank F alkner and J. M. T anner . New York, London
Major Sex-Determining Genes . By S. O hno . Vol. 11 of Monographs on Endocrinology, edited by F. G ross , M. M. G rumbach , A. L abhart , M. B. L resmt , T. M ann , L. T. S amuels and J. Z ander .
The Genetics of Aging . Edited by E. L. S chneider     

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Down's Anomaly. By L. S. P enrose and G. F. S mith .
Genetic and Environmental Influences on Behaviour. Ed. by J. M. T hoday and A. S. P arkes .
'New Aspects of Human Genetics.' Ed. C. E. F ord and H arry H arris .
Eugenics and the Progressives. By D. K. P ickens .
Population Genetics. By W. J. E wens .
An Enquiry Concerning Growth, Disease and Ageing. By P hilip R. J. B urch .     

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The Morphology of the Human Sperm. Electron microscopic investigations of the ultrastructure. By J. S chultz -L aksen
Ciba Foundation Symposium on Medical Biology and Etruscan Origins. Edited by G. E. W. W olstenholme
What is Cybernetics? By G. T. G uilbaud . Translated by V alerie M ac K ay
Théorie des Oraphes et ses Applications. By C. B erge
Abnormal Haemoglobins. A symposium organized by the Council for International Organizations of Medical Science. Edited by J. H. P. J onxis and J. F. D elafresnaye
Maladies Héréditaires du Metabolisme Chez l'Enfant. By M. L amy , P. R oyer et J. F rézal
Textbook of Comparative Histology. By W arren A ndrew
An Introduction to Medical Genetics. By J. A. F raser R oberts
Numbers from Experiments: a Basic Analysis of Variation. By C. C. Li
Genetik des Menschen. Lehrbuch der Humangenetik. By O tmar F reiherr von V erschuer     

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Chromosome Techniques, Theory and Practice . By A run K umar S harma and A rchana S harma .
Genetics Today. Proceedings of the XIth International Congress of Genetics, The Hague, The Netherlands, september 1963. Edited by S. J. G eerts .
Methods and Goals in Human Behavior Genetics . Ed. by S teven G. V andenberg .
The Gene Concept . By N atalie B arish .
Ethnic Affinities of the Rabha . By B huban M. D as .
The Effects of Inbreeding on Japanese Children . By W illiam J. S chull and J ames V. N eel .
General Genetics , 2nd edition. By A. M. S rb , R. D. O wen and R. S. E dgar .     

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Theoretical Aspects of Population Genetics . By M. K imura and T. O hta
Génétique et Populations. Hommage à Jean Sutter
Statistical Papers of George Udny Yule . By A lan S tuart and M aurice G. K endall
Biometrical Genetics . By K enneth M ather and J ohn L. J inks
A Primer of Population Biology . By E dward 0. W ilson and W illiam H. B ossert
Likelihood. By A. W. F. E dwards     

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Outline of Human Genetics. By L. S. P enrose
The Molecular Basis of Neoplasia
Genetics and Dental Health. By C arl J. W itkop , Jr., ed.
Tròubles de l'Appareil Auditif et Manifestations Ophthalmologiques Associés. By R. G rimaud , P. M ounier -K uhn , M. G ignoux and H. M artin (with the collaboration of L. P aufique , G. B onamour , J. C ordier and J. B. D ureux )
An Introduction to Genetics. By A. H. S turtevant and G. W. B eadle
Changing Perspectives on the Genetic Effects of Radiation. By J. V. N eel
Birth Dejects. Edited by M orris F ishbein
Approaches to the Genetic Analysis of Mammalian Cells. Edited by D. J. M erchant and J. V. N eel
Studies in Genetics. By H. J. Müller
The Genetics of Migrant and Isolate Populations. Proceedings of a conference on human population genetics in Israel, held at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. Edited by Elisabeth Goldschmidt     

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Modern Trends in Bacterial Transformation and Transfection. Edited by A. P ortolés , R. L ópez , M. E spinosa .
Cancer Detection and Prevention. Sponsored by the International Study Group for the Detection and Prevention of Cancer. Editor-in-Chief: H erburt E. N ieburgs .
First Course in Population Genetics. By C. C. L i . Pacific Grove
Pocket Book of Statistical Tables. Compiled by R obert E. O deh , D onald B. O wen , Z. W. B irnbaum , L loyd F isher .
Glossary of Genetics and Cytogenetics, Classical and Molecular. Fourth completely revised edition By R. R ieger , A. M ichaelis and M. M. G reen .     

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Principles of Human Genetics. By C urt S tern .
Variables Related to Human Breast Cancer. BY V. E lving A nderson , H arold O. G oodman , and S heldon C. R eed .
Practical Heredity with Drosophila. BY G ordon H askell .
Recent Advances in Human Genetics. Edited by L. S. P enrose with assistance of H elen L ang -B rown
Readings on Race. Edited by S. M. G arn .
Human Races. By S. M. G arn .
The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection. Second revised edition. By R. A. FISHER.
Human Chromosomal Abnormalities. Edited by W. M. D avidson and D. R obertson SMITH.
Medizinische Genetik. Eine Einführung in ihre Grundlagen und Probleme. By W. L enz .
Analisi Statistica per Medici e Biologi e Ancdisi del Dosaggio Biologico. By L uigi C avalli -S forza .
Sequential Medical Trials. By P. A rmitage .     

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Psoriasis: Prevalence, Spontaneous Course and Genetics. By G unnar L omholt (1963).
Senile Dementia: a Clinical, Sociomedical and Genetic Study. By T age L arsson , T orsten S jögren , and G eorge J acobson , with the assistance of G ota S jögren .
Dystrophia Myotonica and Related Disorders. By J. E. C aughey and N. C. M yrianthopoulos .
The Biology of Mental Defect. By L. S. P enrose . Third Edition. London: Sidgwick and Jackson.
Le Emoglobine Umane. Biochimica, Genetica, Popolazionistica Patologia e Clinica. By E. S ilvestront and I. B ianco .
Repair from Genetic Radiation Damage and Differential Radiosensitivity in Germ Cells. Edited by F. H. SOBELS.
Tables for Testing Significance in a 2times2 Contingency Table. Compiled by D. J. F inney , R. L atscha , B. M. B ennett and P. H su , with an Introduction by E. S. P earson .
Family and Mental Health Problems in a Deaf Population. Edited by J. D. R ainer , K. Z. A ltschttler and F. J. K allmann with assistance of W. E. D enning .     

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Progressive Muskeldystrophie, Myotonie, Nyasthenie . Edited by E. K uhn .
Current Xtdies in Hemophilia. Proceedings of the 3rd Congress of the World Federation of Hemo philia. Paris, September 7–9, 1965. Edited by J. P. S ooller and F. Josso.
Origins of Man . By J. B uettner -J anusch .
Genetics of Interracial Crosses in Hawaii . By N. E. M orton , C. S. C hung ; and M.-P. MI.
Mental Deficiency: the Changing Outlook . Edited by A nn M. C larke and A. D. B. C larke .
Cranial Morphology in Down's Syndrome. A Comparative Roentgencephalometric Study in Adult Males . By E rik K isling .
Advances in Blood Grouping , volume II. By A. S. W iener and M. S hapiro .
The Language of Life. An Introduction to the Science of Genetics . By G eorge and M uriel B eadle .
The Control of Environment . Edited by J. D. R oslansky .     

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Qeneties in the Atomic Age . Second edition. By G harlotte A uerbach
Notes for Introductory Courses in Genetics . Fourth edition. By C harlotte A uerbach
Somatic Cell Genetics . The Fourth Macy Conference on Genetics. Edited by R. S. K rooth
Genetics and Disease . By A. G. K nudson , J r
Transplantation of Tissues and Organs
The Theory of Inbreeding . By R onald A. F isher , S c .D., F.R.S.
Sample Size Determination . By A rthur E. M ace     

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Ovarialtumoren Edited by G.Dallenbach Hellweg.
Recent Advances in Neuropathology, Vol. 2 Edited by W.T. Smith & J.B. Cavanagh.
Pulmonary Pathology M.S.Dunnill.
Histochemistry R.W. Horobin. Butterworths.
International Histological Classification of Tumours, No. 24, Histological Typing of Tumours of the Eye and its Adnexa L.E.Zimmerman & L.H. Sobin.
International Histological Classification of Tumours, No. 25, Histological Typing of Kidney Tumours F.K. Mostofi, J.A. Sesterhann & L.H. Sobin.
Self-Assessment in Histology P.R. Wheater & H.G. Burkitt.
Ultrastructural Appearances of Tumours. A Diagnostic Atlas D.W. Henderson & J.M. Papadimitriou.
Ultrastructural Pathology of the Cell and Matrix Feroze N. Ghadially. 2nd edition.     

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Humangenetik. Ein lcurzes Handbuch in fün, Bänden. Edited by P. E. Becker. Stuttgart: Georg Thieme. 1964.
Glossary of terms in oficial statistics. English-French, French-English. Compiled on behalf of the International Statistical Institute, by J. W. N ixon . Edinburgh and London: Oliver and Boyd Ltd. 1964.
Genetics and Metabolism. By R. P. W agner and H. K. M itchell . Second edition, London and New York: Wiley and Sons. 1964.
Human Biology. By G. A. H arrison , J. S. W einer , J. M. T anner , and N. A. B arnicot . Clarendon Press, Oxford University Press. Pp. 536. 42s.
Biocheniistry of Semen and of the Male Reproductive Tract. By T haddeus M ann , F.R.S. London: Methuen and Co. Ltd. New Pork: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 1963.
Research in Deafness in Children. Edited by L. F isch , M. D., D.L.O. Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publication. 1964.
Mechanisms Concerned with Conception. Edited by C. G. H artman . Pergamon Press. 1963.
Genetics. By H. K almus . 2nd edition. London: Heinemann Educational Books. 1064.