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Hurst, Charles Chamberlain

 
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ISBN 10: 1107495237 ISBN 13: 9781107495234
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2015

Sinossi

Originally published in 1932, this book discusses the capacity of humans to influence the process of natural selection and thereby control its outcomes.

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Descrizione del libro

Originally published in 1932, this book presents a detailed discussion regarding the capacity of humans to influence the process of natural selection and thereby control its outcomes. The text was written by prominent British geneticist Charles Chamberlain Hurst (1870–1947). Illustrative figures and reference lists are also included.

Contenuti

Preface; Introduction; 1. Mendel's laws of heredity; 2. Cells and chromosomes; 3. Chromosomes and genes; 4. Mapping the genes in the chromosomes; 5. Chromosomes and species; 6. Translocations of genes; 7. Extra chromosomes; 8. Polyploid varieties; 9. Polyploid species; 10. Hybridisation and crossing; 11. Gene mutations; 12. Experimental mutations and transmutations; 13. Genes and characters; 14. Sex; 15. Virgin birth; 16. The smallest living organisms; 17. The gene as the unit of life; 18. Processes of creative evolution; 19. Evolution of man and mind; 20. Speculations; References; Index.

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Editore
Cambridge University Press
Data di pubblicazione
2015
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
1107495237
ISBN 13 
9781107495234
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
386
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
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