Schwartz, James, 1955-

In pursuit of the gene : from Darwin to DNA / James Schwartz. - Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2008. - xiii, 370 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

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

Viva pangenesis -- Reversion to the mean -- Galton's disciples -- Pa ngenes -- Mendel -- Rediscovery -- Mendel wars -- Cell biology -- Sex c hromosomes -- The fly room -- Oenothera reconsidered -- X-rays -- Trium ph of the modern gene.

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Genetics-- History.
Genes-- History.
Genetics-- history.
DNA-- history.

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