A Cultural History of Heredity

by Hans-Jörg Rheinberger and Staffan Müller-Wille

Book Overview

It was only around 1800 that heredity began to enter debates among physicians, breeders, and naturalists. Soon thereafter it evolved into one of the most fundamental concepts of biology. Here Staffan M ller-Wille and Hans-J rg Rheinberger offer a succinct cultural history of the scientific concept of heredity. They outline the dramatic changes the idea has undergone since the early modern period and describe the political and technological developments...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022621348X
• ISBN13: 9780226213484
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"