Cartoon Guide to Genetics: The Funny Educational Explanation of Classical and Modern Genetics - Brossura

Gonick, Larry

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ISBN 10: 0062730991 ISBN 13: 9780062730992

Casa editrice: William Morrow Paperbacks, 1991

Riassunto

Have you ever asked yourself:

Are spliced genes the same as mended Levis?

Watson and Crick? Aren't they a team of British detectives?

Plant sex? Can they do that?

Is Genetic Mutation the name of one of those heavy metal bands?

Asparagine? Which of the four food groups is that in?

Then you need The Cartoon Guide to Genetics to explain the important concepts of classical and modern genetics—it's not only educational, it's funny too!

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Informazioni sull'autore

LARRY GONICK has been creating comics that explain math, history, science, and other big subjects for more than forty years. His Cartoon Guide series has enjoyed immense success. He has been a calculus instructor at Harvard (where he earned his BA and MA in mathematics) and a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT. He was staff cartoonist for Muse magazine.

Larry Gonick's books have sold millions of copies worldwide and have been translated into more than twenty-five languages. He lives in San Francisco, California.

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Have you ever asked yourself:

Are spliced genes the same as mended Levis?

Watson and Crick? Aren't they a team of British detectives?

Plant sex? Can they do that?

Is Genetic Mutation the name of one of those heavy metal bands?

Asparagine? Which of the four food groups is that in?

Then you need The Cartoon Guide to Genetics to explain the important concepts of classical and modern genetics—it's not only educational, it's funny too!

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: William Morrow Paperbacks
• Data di pubblicazione: 1991
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0062730991
• ISBN 13: 9780062730992
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 224
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