With the rise of genomics, the life sciences have entered a new era. This book provides a comprehensive history of mapping procedures as they were developed in classical genetics.
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Place: UK
Publication Year: 2004-10-07
Language: English
Number of Pages: 256
Edition: 1
Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Science, Technology and Medicine
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