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Bezig met laden... Gregor Mendel: The Friar Who Grew Peasdoor Cheryl Bardoe
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. An inspiring story of a friar who laid down foundations of genetics. He was born in a small village in Czech republic, his dad was a farmer. The little boy was very curious and loved learning. He went to an expensive school, without enough money to buy food. When he became a friar, he stated his experiments with different types of pees. It took him years tp hand-pollinate and separate pees with different colors and texture. He published his discoveries in papers that were noticed more than century after his death... What a revolutionary! He employed raw curiosity, logic and creativity at the time when modern labs did not exist yet. A great book for young readers! geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
"How do mothers and fathers--whether they are apple trees, sheep, or humans--pass down traits to their children? This question fascinated Gregor Mendel throughout his life. Regarded as the world's first geneticist, Mendel overcame poverty and obscurity to discover one of the fundamental aspects of genetic science: animals, plants, and people all inherit and pass down traits through the same process, following the same rules. Living the slow-paced, contemplative life of a friar, Gregor Mendel was able to conceive and put into practice his great experiment: growing multiple generations of peas. From observing yellow peas, green peas, smooth peas, and wrinkled peas, Mendel crafted his theory of heredity--years before scientists had any notion of genes. Children will be inspired by Gregor's neverending search for knowledge, and his famous experiments are easy to understand as an introduction to genetics."--Publisher's website.
Presents the life of the geneticist, discussing the poverty of his childhood, his struggle to get an education, his life as a monk, his discovery of the laws of genetics, and the rediscovery of his work thirty-five years after its publication. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)576.5Natural sciences and mathematics Life Sciences, Biology Genetics and evolution GeneticsLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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Beautifully rendered illustrations show scenes and people as well as diagrams of green and yellow peas.
Back matter includes a select bibliography and an author's note. ( )