The concept of the gene in development and evolution : historical and epistemological perspectives
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The concept of the gene in development and evolution : historical and epistemological perspectives
（Cambridge studies in philosophy and biology）
Cambridge University Press, 2008, c2000
- pbk.
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Includes bibliographical references and index
"First published 2000, this digitally printed version 2008"--T.p. verso
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Advances in molecular biological research in the latter half of the twentieth century have made the story of the gene vastly complicated: the more we learn about genes, the less sure we are of what a gene really is. Knowledge about the structure and functioning of genes abounds, but the gene has also become curiously intangible. This collection of essays renews the question: what are genes? Philosophers, historians and working scientists re-evaluate the question in this volume, treating the gene as a focal point of interdisciplinary and international research. It will be of interest to professionals and students in the philosophy and history of science, genetics and molecular biology.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Part I. Genes and Traits: 1. The dissolution of protein coding genes in molecular biology Thomas Fogle
- 2. The differential concept of the gene: past and present Sara Schwartz
- 3. Gene concepts and genetic concepts Fred Gifford
- Part II. Extracting The Units Of Heredity: 4. From measurement to organization: a philosophical scheme for the history of the concept of heredity Jean Gayon
- 5. From gene to genetic hierarchy: Richard Goldschmidt and the problem of the gene Michael R. Dietrich
- 6. Seymour Benzer and the definition of the gene Frederic L. Holmes
- Part III. Genetic Programs and Developmental Genes: 7. Decoding the genetic program Evelyn Fox Keller
- 8. Genes classical and developmental: the different use of genes in evolutionary synthesis Scott F. Gilbert
- 9. The developmental gene concept: history and limits Michel Morange
- Part IV. Conceptual Perspectives: 10. Gene concepts: fragments from the perspective of molecular biology Hans-Joerg Rheinberger
- 11. Reproduction and the reduction of genetics James R. Griesemer
- 12. A unified view of the gene, or how to overcome reductionism Peter J. Beurton
- The gene - a concept in tension: A critical overview Raphael Falk.
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