Genes are the basic units of heredity, consisting of DNA sequences that encode proteins and determine an organism's traits. Learn about gene structure, expression, variation, and their importance in ...

It wasn't until the 1930s that a number of scientists in different fields began to reconcile the findings of genetics and inheritance with Darwin's theory and its emphasis on natural selection.

Scientists have unraveled the enigma of inheritance of coat color patterns in dogs. The researchers discovered that a genetic variant responsible for a very light coat in dogs and wolves ...

The first edition, authored by Laurence Cook alone under the title Genetic and Ecological Diversity — The Sport of Nature, was published in 1991 by Chapman and Hall.