The Concept of the Gene in Development and Evolution (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology)
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Introduction; Part I. Genes and Traits: 1. The dissolution of proteincoding genes in molecular biology Thomas Fogle; 2. The differential conceptof the gene: past and present Sara Schwartz; 3. Gene concepts and geneticconcepts Fred Gifford; Part II. Extracting The Units Of Heredity: 4. Frommeasurement to organization: a philosophical scheme for the history of theconcept of heredity Jean Gayon; 5. From gene to genetic hierarchy: RichardGoldschmidt and the problem of the gene Michael R. Dietrich; 6. SeymourBenzer and the definition of the gene Frederic L. Holmes; Part III. GeneticPrograms and Developmental Genes: 7. Decoding the genetic program Evelyn FoxKeller; 8. Genes classical and developmental: the different use of genes inevolutionary synthesis Scott F. Gilbert; 9. The developmental gene concept:history and limits Michel Morange; Part IV. Conceptual Perspectives: 10. Geneconcepts: fragments from the perspective of molecular biology Hans-JorgRheinberger; 11. Reproduction and the reduction of genetics James R.Griesemer; 12. A unified view of the gene, or how to overcome reductionismPeter J. Beurton; The gene - a concept in tension: A critical overviewRaphael Falk.
