can now be applied to the mouse through the three-way marriage of genetics, molecular biology, and embryology represented in figure 1.4. It is the intention of this book to provide the conceptual ...

Dobzhansky thus bridged the gap between laboratory experiments and field observation, and his 1937 book Genetics and the Origin of Species was one of the cornerstones of the modern synthesis.

Their efforts are noble, but Vance and Musk both underappreciate the role of genetics in determining fertility. Without a proper understanding, their efforts will fail. In his 1930 book “The ...