| Description |
xviii, 188 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 27 cm. |
| Series |
Greenwood guides to great ideas in science
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Greenwood guides to great ideas in science.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-182) and index. |
| Contents |
List of illustrations -- Series foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Ancient and medieval inheritance -- 2. Renaissance and Enlightenment views of inheritance -- 3. Heredity in the nineteenth century -- 4. Gregor Mendel and the concept of the gene -- 5. The gene and unifying biology -- 6. Molecular biology and the gene -- 7. The switch to DNA -- 8. Manipulating DNA -- 9. The human genome project -- 10. Genetics today -- 11. The gene and ethical issues -- Timeline -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Subject |
Genetics -- History.
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Genetics. |
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History. |
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Molecular genetics -- History.
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Molecular genetics. |
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Heredity.
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Heredity. |
| ISBN |
9780313334498 alkaline paper |
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0313334498 alkaline paper |
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