The century of the gene / Evelyn Fox Keller.

Author/creator Keller, Evelyn Fox
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, ©2000.
Description186 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction : the life of a powerful word -- Motors of stasis and change : the regulation of genetic stability -- The meaning of gene function : what does a gene do? -- The concept of a genetic program : how to make an organism -- The concept of a genetic analysis : what keeps development on track? -- Conclusion : what are genes for?
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [169]-182) and index.
LCCN 00038319
ISBN0674003721 (hc : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks QH428 .K448 2000 ✔ Available Place Hold