Genes : a very short introduction
(2014)
Nonfiction
Book
Series:
Call Numbers:
572.86/SLACK,J
Availability
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PUBLISHED
Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2014
EDITION
First edition
DESCRIPTION
xiv, 120 pages : illustrations, map ; 18 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780199676507, 019967650X :, 019967650X, 9780199676507
LANGUAGE
English
SERIES
NOTES
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
Explores the discovery, nature, and role of genes in evolution and development