Genes
Subtitle: a very short introduction
By: Jonathan Slack
Edition: First edition.
Series: Very short introductions -- 399; Very short introductions -- 399.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 120
ISBN-13: 9780199676507
Subjects: Genes
Description: Explores the discovery, nature, and role of genes in evolution and development.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-115) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Genes before 1944; title: 2. Genes as DNA; title: 3. Mutations and gene variants; title: 4. Genes as markers; title: 5. Genes of small effect; title: 6. Genes in evolution; title: Conclusion: the varied concepts of the gene.