Traits, genes, particles and information: Re-visiting students' understandings of genetics

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 195-206

  Lewis, Jenny ^a   Kattmann, Ulrich ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENETICS; KNOWLEDGE;

EID: 1242277306     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0950069032000072782     Document Type: Article

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