The gene : a historical perspective / by Ted Everson.

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2007.

xviii, 188 pages : illustrations, map ; 27 cm.

Ancient and medieval inheritance -- Renaissance and Enlightenment views of inheritance -- Heredity in the nineteenth century -- Gregor Mendel and the concept of the gene -- The gene and unifying biology -- Molecular biology and the gene -- The switch to DNA -- Manipulating DNA -- The human genome project -- Genetics today -- The gene and ethical issues.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-182).