Laura Gould

Cats Are Not Peas (eBook, ePUB)

A Calico History of Genetics, Second Edition

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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 unearth the charming and valiant roles played by early cat

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Februar 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040188279
• Artikelnr.: 72302683

Autorenporträt

Laura Gould

Inhaltsangabe

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