Bibliograph

Making sense of genes, Kostas Kampourakis, University of Geneva

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Making sense of genes, Kostas Kampourakis, University of Geneva

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-294) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Making sense of genes

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

964065799

Responsibility statement

Kostas Kampourakis, University of Geneva

Table Of Contents

Prolegomena : genes, science, and science fiction -- Mendel and the origins of the "gene" concept -- The genes of classical genetics -- The molecularization of genes -- So, what are genes? -- "Genes for" (almost) everything -- Are there "genes for" characters? -- Are there "genes for" diseases? -- So, what do genes do? -- Genes are implicated in the development of characters -- Genes account for variation in characters -- Genomes are more than the sum of genes -- Limitations in the study of genomes -- Concluding remarks : how to think and talk about genes?

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