Abraham Lincoln’s DNA and Other Adventures in Genetics Abraham Lincoln’s DNA Philip R. Reilly COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY PRESS Cold Spring Harbor, New York and Other Adventures in Genetics Abraham Lincoln’s DNA and Other Adventures in Genetics All rights reserved. © 2000 by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, New York Printed in the United States of America Project Coordinator Mary Cozza Production Editor Patricia Barker Interior Designer Denise Weiss Cover Designer Ed Atkeson/Berg Design Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Reilly, Philip, 1947– Abraham Lincoln’s DNA and other adventures in genetics / by Philip R. Reilly. p. cm. ISBN 0-87969-580-3 (cloth : alk. paper)—ISBN 087969-649-4 (pbk: alk. paper) 1. Human genetics—Popular works. 2. Medical genetics—Popular works. 3. Genetic engineering—Popular works. I. Title. QH431 .R38 2000 599.93�5—dc21 00-029467 10 9 8 7 6 5 Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use, or the internal or personal use of spe- cific clients, is granted by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, provided that the appropriate fee is paid directly to the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC). Write or call CCC at 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923 (508-750-8400) for information about fees and regulations. Prior to photocopy- ing items for educational classroom use, contact CCC at the above address. Additional information on CCC can be obtained at CCC Online at http://www.copyright.com All Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press publications may be ordered directly from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 500 Sunnyside Boulevard, Woodbury, New York 11797-2924. Phone: 1-800- 843-4388 in Continental U.S. and Canada. All other locations: (516) 422-4100. FAX: (516) 422-4097. E-mail: