How we get Mendel wrong, and why it matters challenging the narrative of Mendelian genetics / Kostas Kampourakis.
| Author/creator | Kampourakis, Kostas |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2024. |
| Description | pages cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Preface: "Gregor Mendel, the first geneticist" -- Mendel was not a geneticist ahead of his time -- Mendel was a brilliant experimentalist of his time -- Speculating about heredity -- The path to genetics -- The reification of the "lonely genius" -- Mendel's great defender -- Chromosomes, "factors" and genes -- "Mendelian" eugenics -- Geneticists' attitudes towards "Mendelian" eugenics -- Mendelian genetics and the Nazi racial hygiene -- Conclusions: Emending the teaching of school genetics. |
| Abstract | "This book illustrates that the stereotypical representations of Gregor Mendel and his work misrepresent his findings and their historical context. The author sets the historical record straight and provides scientists with a reference guide to the respective scholarship in the early history of genetics"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2023036439 |
| ISBN | 9781032456911 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9781032456904 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |