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Can you make any recommendations on textbooks that would be useful for a non-specialist who wants to survey how "basic genetics work" and understand the current state of knowledge? I am not looking for popular treatments, but something along the lines of Less Wrong's "Best Textbooks on Every Subject" list. [1]

[1] http://lesswrong.com/lw/3gu/the_best_textbooks_on_every_subj...

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I'm afraid I don't have any specific textbooks to recommend, I've learnt mostly through osmosis (having no real bio background originally), and I've also found the Coursera materials [1] to be really good and accessible.

A colleague of mine (who does have a strong bio background) also recommended the Open Science Network [2], which is essentially a Maker Lab for bio. It's based in Vancouver, but I'm sure other big cities have them too. I haven't tried it myself but I'm definitely interested, they have a good reputation for openness and collaboration, no matter your level and/or background.

[1] https://www.coursera.org/courses?languages=en&query=genetics

[2] http://www.opensciencenet.org/

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