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408. ~ Genetics of Fitness and Physical Performance is the first comprehensive reference on the role of the genes in influencing individual variation in fitness and performance. ~ This essential compendium reviews the past 25 years of accumulated evidence on the genetic basis of health- and performance-related fitness phenotypes. ~ Focusing on the interests of sport scientists, the authors provide insight into the significance of this research on nearly every aspect of the study of human physical activity. ~ The book presents the biological basis of heredity and explains the concepts and methods of genetic epidemiology and molecular biology that are necessary to understand this specialized field. ~ With the rapid advances in molecular biology and the paradigms of human genetics, exercise scientists face a dynamic and vibrant new field. ~ This book offers readers new opportunities to better understand atherosclerosis, non insulin dependent diabetes, obesity, and hypertension by searching for single gene effects and identifying susceptibility genes. ~ The authors review the evidence on the role of the genes for human traits as it pertains to the exercise science field. ~ And they explore the scientific, practical, and ethical issues that confront exercise scientists as progress is made in this field. ~ Genetics of Fitness and Physical Performance is vital reading for scholars in the field of exercise and sport science to understand how recent discoveries in genetics might shape their future research. ~ About the Author Claude Bouchard, one of the world's leaders in the study of genetics and physical activity, is professor of exercise physiology and director of the Biology of Physical Activity Research Group at Universite Laval in Sainte Foy, Quebec. ~ He has an MSc in exercise physiology and a PhD in anthropological genetics. ~ For more than 20 years, Dr. ~ Bouchard's research has focused on the genetic and molecular basis of human variation in body composition, physical fitness, and performance. ~ This research has been supported by the Medical Research Council of Canada and other Canadian granting agencies as well as the U.S. ~ National Institutes of Health. ~ Dr. ~ Bouchard has authored or coauthored several books, including Growth, Maturation, and Physical Activity, and has published more than 500 professional and scientific papers. ~ He received the Canadian Atherosclerosis Society Sandoz Award in 1996 at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada meeting. ~ In 1997 Dr. ~ Bouchard pages; 408; 1997; copyright; book; performance; fitnessphysical; of; genetics;