Genes : a very short introduction /

Explores the discovery, nature, and role of genes in evolution and development.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Slack, J. M. W. Jonathan Michael Wyndham, 1949
Published: Oxford University Press,
Publisher Address: Oxford, United Kingdom :
Publication Dates: 2014.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: First edition.
Series: Very short introductions ; 399
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Summary: Explores the discovery, nature, and role of genes in evolution and development.
Item Description: Includes index.
Carrier Form: xiv, 120 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
ISBN: 9780199676507 (paperback) :
019967650X (paperback)
Index Number: QH447
CLC: Q3
Call Number: Q3/S631
Contents: Genes before 1944 -- Genes as DNA -- Mutations and gene variants -- Genes as markers -- Genes of small effect -- Genes in evolution -- Conclusion : the varied concepts of the gene.