Making sense of genes / Kostas Kampourakis, University of Geneva.
| Author/creator | Kampourakis, Kostas author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2017. |
| Copyright Date | ©2017 |
| Description | x, 307 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| 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? |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2016052788 |
| ISBN | 9781107128132 hardback |
| ISBN | 1107128137 hardback |
| ISBN | 9781107567498 paperback |
| ISBN | 1107567491 paperback |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | QH447 .K36 2017 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |