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The Wonder of Genetics: The Creepy, the Curious, and the Commonplace
Paperback
Publisher Price: $21.95
ISBN13: 9781633889460
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Published: Sep 1 2023
Pages: 346
Weight: 1.12
Height: 0.77 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
This refreshingly clear layperson's overview of genetics shows how heredity actually works and how it is studied in plants and animals, clearly explaining these concepts without an overload of technical jargon.
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