The Concept of the Gene in Development and Evolution
Subtitle: Historical and Epistemological Perspectives (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology)
Contributors: Peter J. Beurton (Editor); Raphael Falk (Editor); Hans-Jörg Rheinberger (Editor)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: May 29, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9780521771870
Subjects: Genetics (non-medical); Philosophy of science; Philosophy Of Biology; Genetics; Science; Philosophy; Philosophy & Social Aspects; Life Sciences - Biochemistry; General; Philosophy / General; Science-Life Sciences - Biochemistry; Developmental Genetics; Life Sciences - Genetics & Genomics; Evolutionary genetics; Genes
First sentence: The consensus gene, a methological outcome of the rapid growth in molecular biology, is a collection of flexibly applied parameters derived from features of well-characterized genes.