The concept of the gene in development and evolution : historical and epistemological perspectives / edited by Peter J. Beurton, Raphael Falk, Hans-Jörg Rheinberger.
| Other author | Beurton, Peter J. |
| Other author | Falk, Raphael. |
| Other author | Rheinberger, Hans-Jörg. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000. |
| Description | xvi, 384 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Cambridge studies in philosophy and biology Cambridge studies in philosophy and biology. ^A355783 |
| Contents | 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- The development gene concept: history and limits / M. Morange -- Gene concepts: fragments from the perspective of molecular biology / H.-J. Rheinberger -- Reproduction and the reduction of genetics / J.R. Griesemer -- A unified view of the gene, or how to overcome reductionism / P.J. Beurton -- The gene - a concept in tension / R. Falk. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 99042106 |
| ISBN | 0521771870 : |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Laupus | Books - Stacks | QH 447 C744 2000 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |