02573nam 22006734a 450 991045540680332120200520144314.00-674-04333-210.4159/9780674043336(CKB)1000000000787178(OCoLC)647823690(CaPaEBR)ebrary10312768(SSID)ssj0000177728(PQKBManifestationID)12020346(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000177728(PQKBWorkID)10217836(PQKB)10330161(SSID)ssj0001514895(PQKBManifestationID)12621937(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001514895(PQKBWorkID)11480305(PQKB)23385589(MiAaPQ)EBC3300063(DE-B1597)457758(OCoLC)435493374(OCoLC)979574990(DE-B1597)9780674043336(Au-PeEL)EBL3300063(CaPaEBR)ebr10312768(EXLCZ)99100000000078717820070821d2008 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrIn pursuit of the gene[electronic resource] from Darwin to DNA /James SchwartzCambridge, Mass. Harvard University Press20081 online resource (385 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-674-02670-5 0-674-03491-0 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.Schwartz presents the history of genetics through the eyes of a dozen or so central players, beginning with Charles Darwin and ending with Nobel laureate Hermann J. Muller. This book offers readers the background they need to understand the latest findings in genetics and those still to come in the search for the genetic basis of complex diseases and traits. GeneticsHistoryGenesHistoryElectronic books.GeneticsHistory.GenesHistory.576.509Schwartz James1955-1026572MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455406803321In pursuit of the gene2441541UNINA