How do we know about genetics and heredity /
Jeri Freedman.
- 1st ed.
- New York : Rosen Pub. Group, c2005.
- 112 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
- Great scientific questions and the scientists who answered them .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 102-107) and index.
The beginnings of genetics -- The organization of life -- The nature of inheritance -- The secrets of genetic structure -- Cracking the genetic code -- The biotechnology era.
Traces the development of the science of genetics and heredity from Mendel to Watson and Crick, exploring how genes help determine individual traits.