The Cartoon Guide to Genetics (Updated Edition)
by Larry Gonick, Mark Wheelis
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Author: Larry Gonick, Mark WheelisEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1991-08-14
ISBN: 0062730991
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: Collins
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Book Review: best jump-start on genetics
Summary: 5 Stars
This must be one of the best books to get you started on genetics. I had zero knowledge of genetics and I had to learn the basics fast... I found this to be better than any textbook! Very clear overview of how the scientific inquiry and line-of-thought progressed over the years in the biology/genetics field. The book is also very fun to read --- a "must have" for everyone!
Summary of The Cartoon Guide to Genetics (Updated Edition)
Illustrates, simplifies, and humor-coats the important principles of classical and modern genetics and their experimental bases, with amusing anecdotes about how the ancients tried to explain inheritance and sex determination.Having trouble deciphering your genetic code? Do dominant genes make you feel recessive? Let reigning nonfiction cartoonist Larry Gonick and microbiologist Mark Wheelis ease your way through Mendelian genetics, molecular biology, and the basics of genetic engineering. Gonick's drawings range from a moderately detailed look at ribosomes in action to loony pictures of dancing scientists, talking peas, and opinionated fruit flies. Matthew Meselson, co-discoverer of the "one gene-one protein" principle, says, "it puts textbooks to shame"--and he's right. --Mary Ellen Curtin
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