Mendel's Legacy: The Origin of Classical Genetics
| AUTHOR | Carlson, Elof Axel |
| PUBLISHER | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press (02/27/2004) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
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This latest book by Elof Carlson (The Unfit) is a first history of classical genetics, the era in which the chromosome theory of heredity was proposed and developed. Highly illustrated and based heavily on early 20th century original sources, the book traces the roots of genetics in breeding analysis and studies of cytology, evolution, and reproductive biology that began in Europe but were synthesized in the United States through new Ph.D. programs and expanded academic funding. Carlson argues that, influenced largely by new technologies and instrumentation, the life sciences progressed though incremental change rather than paradigm shifts, and he describes how molecular biology emerged from the key ideas and model systems of classical genetics. Readable and original, this narrative will interest historians and science educators as well as today's practitioners of genetics.
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ISBN-13:
9780879696757
ISBN-10:
0879696753
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
332
Carton Quantity:
20
Product Dimensions:
8.20 x 1.20 x 9.10 inches
Weight:
2.15 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Dust Cover,
Table of Contents,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Science | Life Sciences - Evolution
Science | History
Dewey Decimal:
576.507
Library of Congress Control Number:
2003023295
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This latest book by Elof Carlson (The Unfit) is a first history of classical genetics, the era in which the chromosome theory of heredity was proposed and developed. Highly illustrated and based heavily on early 20th century original sources, the book traces the roots of genetics in breeding analysis and studies of cytology, evolution, and reproductive biology that began in Europe but were synthesized in the United States through new Ph.D. programs and expanded academic funding. Carlson argues that, influenced largely by new technologies and instrumentation, the life sciences progressed though incremental change rather than paradigm shifts, and he describes how molecular biology emerged from the key ideas and model systems of classical genetics. Readable and original, this narrative will interest historians and science educators as well as today's practitioners of genetics.
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Author:
Carlson, Elof Axel
Carlson, Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus, Stony Brook University, New York, is a geneticist and historian of science.
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