xviii, 188 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 27 cm
ISBNs
9780313334498, 0313334498
OCLC
ocm82471113
Includes bibliographical references (pages [175]-182) and index.
Ancient and medieval inheritance -- Renaissance and Enlightenment views of inheritance -- Heredity in the nineteenth century -- Gregor Mendel and the concept of the gene -- The gene and unifying biology -- Molecular biology and the gene -- The switch to DNA -- Manipulating DNA -- The human genome project -- Genetics today -- The gene and ethical issues