Sex cells: Gender and the language of bacterial genetics

Journal of the History of Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 113-139

  Bivins, Roberta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bacteriology; Conjugation; Gender; Genetics; Language; Sex

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GENETICS; SEX; SINGLE CELL ORGANISM;

BACTERIOLOGY; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS, MICROBIAL; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0034060524     PISSN: 00225010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004779902860     Document Type: Article

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