Cats are not Peas: A Calico History of Genetics

by Laura L. Gould

Overview

Cats are Not Peas, narrated with inimitable grace and wit, takes us through the great discoveries in genetics, from Mendel's studies of inheritance in peas through the discovery of the chromosome and the role of DNA - all from the little-known viewpoint of the pivotal and unheralded role played by cats as experimental subjects in this epic drama.

"...the book was difficult to put down...Coherent, witty, and full of historical anecdotesany intelligent reader should be able to accompany Gould on her quest." -NEW SCIENTIST

"A delightful and painless introduction to genetics and its colorful history..." -WINSLOW R. BRIGGS, CARNEGIE INSTITUTE OF WASHINGTON

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781468463156
Publisher:	Springer New York
Publication date:	03/28/2012
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996
Pages:	228
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.02(d)

Table of Contents

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.- Informal Glossary (and mini-index).- Dateline.- References.- Question Index.