Edition |
1st Harvard Press pbk. ed. |
Description |
xii, 499 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Preface and acknowledgements -- 1. Equus quagga and Lord Morton's mare -- 2. Passiflora gracilis : inside Darwin's greenhouse -- 3. Homo sapiens : Francis Galton's fairground attraction -- 4. Hieracium auricula : what Mendel did next -- as showing |
Summary |
Explains how plants and animals with fast breeding cycles, such as guinea pigs and fruit flies, have been used by biologists throughout history to study evolution and genetics, exploring how they have helped prove and disprove specific theories |
Subject |
Heredity -- History.
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Genetics -- History.
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Biology -- History.
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ISBN |
9780674032279 |
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0674032276 |
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