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Cartoon Guide to Genetics
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Cartoon Guide to Genetics
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Larry Gonick
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| Series | Cartoon Guide Series |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:224 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 187 |
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| Category/Genre | General
Genetics (non-medical) |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780062730992
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| Classifications | Dewey:575.1 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
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| Imprint |
Collins Reference
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| Publication Date |
12 October 2000 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
Have you ever asked yourself: Are spliced genes the same as mended Levis Watson and Crick Aren't they a team of British detectives Plant sex Can they do that Is Genetic Mutation the name of one of those heavy metal bands Asparagine Which of the four food groups is that in Then you need The Cartoon Guide to Genetics to explain the important concepts of classical and modern genetics-it's not only educational, it's funny too!
Author Biography
Larry Gonick has been creating comics that explain history, science, and other big subjects for more than forty years. He wrote his first guide, Blood from a Stone: A Cartoon Guide to Tax Reform, in 1977. He has been a calculus instructor at Harvard (where he earned his BA and MA in mathematics) and a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT, and he is staff cartoonist for Muse magazine.
Reviews"If you can't learn Mendelian genetics from this text, I guess you never will."-- "New Scientist"It puts textbooks to shame."-- Matthew Meselson, Professor of Biology, Harvard Univercity
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