Conceptual Variation in the Depiction of Gene Function in Upper Secondary School Textbooks

Science and Education

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 963-994

  Gericke, Niklas Markus ^a   Hagberg, Mariana ^a  

^a KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 77956918413     PISSN: 09267220     EISSN: 15731901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11191-010-9262-y     Document Type: Article

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