The Allusion of the Gene: Misunderstandings of the Concepts Heredity and Gene

Science and Education

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 273-284

  Falk, Raphael ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 84895910409     PISSN: 09267220     EISSN: 15731901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11191-012-9510-4     Document Type: Article

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