Book ID: CBB000101923

Gene Action: A Historical Account (2001)

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Maas, Werner Karl (Author)


Oxford University Press


Publication Date: 2001
Physical Details: xiv + 161 pp., illus., bibl., appendix, index
Language: English

Description Development of genetics from Mendel to modern genome research.


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Review Comfort, Nathaniel C. (2002) Review of "Gene Action: A Historical Account". Bulletin of the History of Medicine (p. 861). unapi

Review Witkowski, J. A. (2002) Review of "Gene Action: A Historical Account". Endeavour: Review of the Progress of Science. unapi

Review Abir-Am, Pnina G. (2011) Review of "Gene Action: A Historical Account". Ambix: Journal of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry (p. 91). unapi

Review Hammond, Andy (2003) Review of "Gene Action: A Historical Account". Journal of the History of Biology (p. 626). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Wolfe, Audra Jayne
Yafeng Shan
Zevenhuizen, Erik J. A.
Theunissen, Bert
Sloan, Phillip R.
Simunek, Michal
Concepts
Genetics
Mendelism
Evolution
Biology
Inheritance
Modern Synthesis (biology)
Time Periods
20th century
20th century, early
19th century
18th century
20th century, late
17th century
Places
Great Britain
Moravia
United States
Soviet Union
Bohemia
Institutions
Human Genome Project
Genetics Society of America
Royal Society of London
Cambridge University
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