The concept of the gene in development and evolution : historial and epistemological perspectives / edited by Peter J. Beurton, Raphael Falk, Hans -Jorg Rheinberger. — Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000. – (58.1483/C744)

Contents

    Contents
    
    Introduction
    List of Authors
    PART ONE. GENES AND TRAITS
    1 The Dissolution of Protein Coding Genes in Molecular Biology
    2 The Differential Concept of the Gene: Past and Present
    3 Gene Concepts and Genetic Concepts
    PART TWO. EXTRACTING THE UNITS OF HEREDITY
    4 From Measurement to Organization: A Philosophical Scheme for the History of the Concept of Heredity
    5 From Gene to Genetic Hierarchy: Richard Goldschmidt and the Problem of the Gene
    6 Seymour Benzer and the Definition of the Gene
    PART THREE. GENETIC PROGRAMS AND DEVELOPMENTAL GENES
    7 Decoding the Genetic Program: Or， Some Circular Logic in the Logic of Circularity
    8 Genes Classical and Genes Developmental: The Different Use of Genes in Evolutionary Syntheses
    9 The Developmental Gene Concept: History and Limits
    PART FOUR. CONCEPTUAL PERSPECTIVES
    10 Gene Concepts: Fragments from the Perspective of Molecular Biology
    11 Reproduction and the Reduction of Genetics
    12 A Unified View of the Gene， or How to Overcome Reductionism
    FINAL REVIEW The Gene - A Concept in Tension
    Glossary
    Index