Cats are not peas : a calico history of genetics /
The Vets Turn Pale. . . George, a male calico, was a genetic anomaly, a manifestation of something that isn't supposed to happen, a creature so rare that even most veterinarians have never seen one. His curious existence sparked Laura Gould's long search through the archives of genetics to...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Wellesley, Massachusetts :
A K Peters, Limited,
2008.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Front Cover; Table of Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Acknowledgments; 1. In the Beginning, There Was George...; 2. How Do You Get a George?; 3. George's Ancient Ancestry; 4. Ancient Theories of Sex; 5. The Genesis of Genetics; 6. What Did They See and When Did They See It?; 7. The Early Calico Papers; 8. Twentieth-Century Theories of Sex; 9. The Late Calico Papers; 10. The Cat Is Out of the Bag; Afterword; Addendum: Genetics Marches On; Informal Glossary; Dateline; References; Question Index; Back Cover