In pursuit of the gene from Darwin to DNA /

Schwartz, James, 1955-

In pursuit of the gene from Darwin to DNA / [electronic resource] : James Schwartz. - Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2008. - xiii, 370 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-348) 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.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Genetics--History.
Genes--History.


Electronic books.

QH428 / .S24 2008

576.509