Sachgebiete

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XVI; 384 S.; 23,5 cm. Originalleinen mit Schutzumschlag.

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Gutes Ex.; Umschl. etwas berieben u. mit Aufkleber "Ansichtsexemplar". - Englisch. - ... Philosophers, historians, and working scientists approach the issue from a variety of perspectives. This volume provides evidence of the diversity of scientific disciplines that presently have a stake in the quest for the gene. The essays collected here offer challenging perspectives on some of the most fundamental concepts of twentieth-century biology. Conceptual perspectives about the gene as it is presently known provide the substance of three contributions. The examination of pre-Darwinian heredity concepts, Goldschmidt's demission of the gene, and Seymour Benzer's work on the fine structure of the gene are also explored. A critique of the "genetic program" is presented as well as modern findings about the functioning of "master genes" during embryogenesis. In the final essay, Raphael Falk reviews the material laid out in this volume and lucidly summarizes the primary themes. ... (Vorwort) // INHALT : Introduction ---- List of Authors : ---- PART ONE. GENES AND TRAITS The Dissolution of Protein Coding Genes in Molecular Biology T. Fogle ---- The Differential Concept of the Gene: Past and Present S. Schwartz ---- Gene Concepts and Genetic Concepts F. Gifford ---- PART TWO. EXTRACTING THE UNITS OF HEREDITY From Measurement to Organization: A Philosophical Scheme for the History of the Concept of Heredity J. Gayon ---- From Gene to Genetic Hierarchy: Richard Goldschmidt and the Problem of the Gene M. R. Dietrich ---- Seymour Benzer and the Definition of the Gene ---- F. L. Holmes ---- ART THREE. GENETIC PROGRAMS AND DEVELOPMENTAL ---- GENES ---- Decoding the Genetic Program: Or, Some Circular ---- Logic in the Logic of Circularity E. Fox Keller ---- Genes Classical and Genes Developmental: The Different Use of Genes in Evolutionary Syntheses ---- S. F. Gilbert ---- (u.a.m.) ISBN 0521771870