Cats Are Not Peas
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Cats Are Not Peas

A Calico History of Genetics, Second Edition

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  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Cats Are Not Peas

A Calico History of Genetics, Second Edition

About this book

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

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Table of Contents
  7. Preface to the Second Edition
  8. Preface to the First Edition
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. In the Beginning, There Was George...
  11. How Do You Get a George?
  12. George’s Ancient Ancestry
  13. Ancient Theories of Sex
  14. The Genesis of Genetics
  15. What Did They See and When Did They See It?
  16. The Early Calico Papers
  17. Twentieth-Century Theories of Sex
  18. The Late Calico Papers
  19. The Cat Is Out of the Bag
  20. Afterword
  21. Addendum: Genetics Marches On
  22. Informal Glossary
  23. Dateline
  24. References
  25. Question Index

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Information

Publisher
A K Peters/CRC Press
Edition
2
Year
2008
Topic
Biological Sciences
Print ISBN
9781568813202
Subtopic
Functional Analysis
eBook ISBN
9781040188279
Index
Biological Sciences

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