Screen LibraryThe gene：a historical perspective
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| Published: |
Greenwood Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Westport, Conn. |
| Publication Dates: | 2007. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Greenwood guides to great ideas in science |
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| Carrier Form: | xviii, 188 p.: ill., map, ports. ; 27 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780313334498 (alk. paper) 0313334498 (alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | Q7 |
| CLC: |
Q7-09 Q3-09 |
| Call Number: | Q3-09/E935 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-182) and index. Ancient and medieval inheritance -- Renaissance and Enlightenment views of inheritance -- Heredity in the nineteenth century -- Gregor Mendel and the concept of the gene -- The gene and unifying biology -- Molecular biology and the gene -- The switch to DNA -- Manipulating DNA -- The human genome project -- Genetics today -- The gene and ethical issues. |