bokomslag From Chromosomes to Mobile Genetic Elements
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From Chromosomes to Mobile Genetic Elements

Lee B Kass

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  • 266 sidor
  • 2024
This biography of Nobel Laureate Barbara McClintock (1902-1992) places her life and work in its social, scientific and personal context. The author examines the development of Barbara McClintocks scientific work and her influence upon individuals and upon the fields of cytogenetics and evolutionary biology in the period from 1902 to the present. The history documents years of McClintocks notable and lauded scientific work long before she discovered and named transposable elements in the mid-1940s for which she ultimately received the Nobel Prize. The biography employs documented evidence to expose, demystify, and provide clarity for legends and misinterpretations of McClintocks life and work. Key Features Exposes and demystifies myths and legends told about McClintocks time in Missouri Clarifies the changing language of genes and genetics Places in perspective the history of McClintocks research Documents McClintocks family and early life before college Provides documented details of McClintocks time in Nazi Germany
  • Författare: Lee B Kass
  • Format: Inbunden
  • ISBN: 9781032365329
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 266
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2024-06-27
  • Förlag: CRC Press