The Monk in the Garden: The Lost and Found Genius of Gregor Mendel, the Father of Genetics

The Monk in the Garden: The Lost and Found Genius of Gregor Mendel, the Father of Genetics
ISBN-10
0618127410
ISBN-13
9780618127412
Category
Science
Pages
292
Language
English
Published
2000
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Author
Robin Marantz Henig

Description

A fresh study of the groundbreaking work in genetics conducted by Gregor Mendel, acclaimed as the father of modern genetics, argues that the Moravian monk was far ahead of his time.

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