Beyond the gene : cytoplasmic inheritance and the struggle for authority in genetics / Jan Sapp.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sapp, Jan.

Series:

Monographs on the history and philosophy of biology.

Monographs on the history and philosophy of biology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cytoplasmic inheritance.

Cytogenetics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (283 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1987.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

1. Defining the Organism. 2. Constructing Heredity. 3. Challenging the Nuclear Monopoly of the Cell in Germany. 4. T.M. Sonneborn: Making Plasmagenes in America. 5. Boris Ephrussi and the Birth of Genetics in France. 6. The Cold War in Genetics. 7. Problems with ""Master Molecules"". 8. Patterns of Power

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1. Defining the Organism; Chapter 2. Constructing Heredity; Chapter 3. Challenging the Nuclear Monopoly of the Cell in Germany; Chapter 4. T. M. Sonneborn: Making Plasmagenes in America; Chapter 5. Boris Ephrussi and the Birth of Genetics in France; Chapter 6. The Cold War in Genetics; Chapter 7. Problems with ""Master Molecules""; Chapter 8. Patterns of Power; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral--University of Montreal, 1984).

Includes bibliography: p. 235-255.

ISBN:

1-280-53325-0

9786610533251

0-19-536468-6

1-4294-0148-6

OCLC:

236342637