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Article: Edelson, Edward. Gregor Mendel and the roots of genetics.(Book Review)(Young Adult Review)(Brief Article)

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(Oxford Portraits in Science). Oxford Univ. Press. 108p. illus. bibliog. index. c1999. 0-19-515020-1. $11.95. JS

Part of the ongoing Oxford Portraits in Science series, Gregor Mendel is intended for YAs. It is brief, clearly written, and lavishly illustrated. It gives the bare bones about Mendel's life as a monk, teacher, and later abbot, as well as his historic study of genetics in peas. The last two chapters deal with his rediscovery some 30 years after his ...

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