Origins of change. 2 /

Discusses the general structure, functioning, and replicating processes of DNA, as well as the Lederberg Experiment and its significance. Reviews the range and types of evidence provided by fossils and structural and biological homologies that the process of adaptation and the selection of adaptors...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Dearden, Michael (Screenwriter), Smith, Jack (Television producer and director) (Screenwriter)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities, [2005]
Series:	Evolution (Princeton, N.J. : DVD videodiscs)
Subjects:	DNA. Evolutionary genetics. Evolution (Biology)

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Summary:	Discusses the general structure, functioning, and replicating processes of DNA, as well as the Lederberg Experiment and its significance. Reviews the range and types of evidence provided by fossils and structural and biological homologies that the process of adaptation and the selection of adaptors rests on a wide range of genetic variability.
Item Description:	Copyright date on title frames: 1981.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (20 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD.
Production Credits:	Film cameraman, Michael Blakeley ; sound recordist, Kenneth Reynolds ; dubbing mixer, Andrew Wyatt ; film editor, John Thomas ; graphics, Graham Adshead ; rostrum camera, Howard Phillips ; researcher, Desmond Smith ; production assistant, Nick Cooney.