The birth of genetics / Joy Hakim.
"It's the dawn of the twentieth century. Darwin has theorized that traits get passed down through generations, and Mendel has come up with a mathematical formula that predicts how traits reappear over time. But a key mystery remains: is there a recipe for living beings? If there is, where is it hidden? With the help of powerful new microscopes and x-rays, scientists peer ever closer into cells, searching for answers. They find chromosomes, tight coils of DNA, mutations that introduce new variations in species, and proteins that dictate how living things function. Walter Sutton observes that chromosomes come in pairs. Nettie Stevens discovers the X and Y chromosomes that define biological gender. And Rosalind Franklin, James Watson, and Francis Crick compete to be the first to understand DNA's structure. But is it proteins or DNA that carry the secrets to life's blueprint? In Birth of Genetics, Joy Hakim, author of the best-selling series A History of US, continues charting the path of human discovery as scientists race to unravel our genes and the mysteries they hold." -- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781536222951
- ISBN: 153622295X
- Physical Description: 196 pages : color illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Somerville, Massachusetts : MITeen Press, an imprint of Candlewick Press, [2026]
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Paging may vary.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographic references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Introduction: here come the moderns -- The basketball plater and the grasshoppers -- A woman of science -- Lord of the fly room -- Students in the fly room -- Wrong turns in the search for life's blueprints -- Corny thinking at Cold Spring -- There's a war on -- Unlocking the secrets of DNA, but is anyone paying attention? -- Survival, but not just of the fittest -- Journey into the helix -- A picture, a discovery, and a controversy -- The tale of the tie club -- Finding a messenger -- Looking ahead
- Target Audience Note:
- Ages 14+.Grades 9-12.
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- Subject:
- Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.
Mendel, Gregor, 1822-1884.
Sutton, Walter Stanborough, 1877-1916.
Stevens, N. M. (Nettie Maria), 1861-1912.
Genetics > History.
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- Informational works.
Young adult literature.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | YA 576.5 HAK (Text) | 36015002730709 | Young Adult New Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Richlands Branch Library | YA 576.5 HAK (Text) | 36015002730584 | Young Adult New Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Sneads Ferry Branch Library | YA 576.5 HAK (Text) | 36015002730766 | Young Adult New Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Swansboro Branch Library | YA 576.5 HAK (Text) | 36015002730824 | Young Adult New Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/14/2026 |
