Genetics : unlocking the secrets of life

Book 1996

Examines the lives and scientific breakthroughs of seven scientists who contributed to the field of genetics--Charles Darwin, Gregor Mendel, Thomas Hunt Morgan, Oswald Avery, James Watson, Francis Crick, and Har Gobind Khorana.

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Geneticists Biography Juvenile literature

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Innovators

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ISBN:

9781881508274
1881508277

Description:

144 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

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7.3 Follett Library Resources
5-8 Follett Library Resources
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Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-136) and index

Contents:

Charles Darwin and natural selection
Gregor Mendal and dominant and recessive traits
Thomas Hunt Morgan and the chromosome
Oswald Avery and the transforming principle
James Watson and Francis Crick and the double helix
Har Govind Khorana and synthetic genes

LCCN:

95038804

Control Number:

65326

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