In pursuit of the gene : from Darwin to DNA / [by] James Schwartz.
Material type: TextPublication details: Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 2009.Edition: paperback edDescription: xiii, 370 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780674034914(pbk.):
- 23rd 576.509 SCH/I
- QH428 .S24 2008
- QU 11.1
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Viva pangenesis -- Reversion to the mean -- Galton's disciples -- Pangenes -- Mendel -- Rediscovery -- Mendel wars -- Cell biology -- Sex chromosomes -- The fly room -- Oenothera reconsidered -- X-rays -- Triumph of the modern gene.
The mystery of inheritance has captivated thinkers since antiquity, and the unlocking of this mystery - the development of classical genetics - is one of humanity's greatest achievements. This book presents the history of genetics through the eyes of a dozen or so central players, beginning with Charles Darwin and ending with Hermann J Muller
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