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- Paperback / softback | 144 pages
- 11.5 × 0.7 × 17.4 cm | 126
- 25 September 2014
- Oxford University Press
- United Kingdom
€11.20
In this Very Short Introduction to the gene Jonathan Slack explores the discovery, nature, and role of genes in evolution and development. Looking at how genes are understood as a concept, the nature of genetic variation, and how their mutation can lead to disease, this is an ideal guide for anyone curious about what genes are and how they work.
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ISBN: 9780199676507
Book Format: Paperback / softback
Pages: 144
Dimensions: 11.5 × 0.7 × 17.4 cm
Professor Jonathan Slack is an emeritus professor at the University of Bath, UK, and the University of Minnesota, USA. He has published widely on genes in development, and has written five academic books. He is currently an editor of the Biochemical Journal and of Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews in Developmental Biology. He is the author of Genes: A Very Short Introduction (OUP 2014) and Stem Cell s: A Very Short Introduction (OUP, 2012).
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