Abstract
The birth of genetics in the 1860s occurred in a solitary monastery by a humble monk, Gregor Johann Mendel, who performed unprecedented experiments with garden peas. The rebirth of his work at the turn of the century has slowly led to an intermingling of various physical, chemical, and biological sciences. This process, in turn, is continually yielding an understanding of how characteristics are inherited, combined, assorted, and reassorted through generation after generation. The common thread connecting these divergent, yet convergent, disciplines is the remarkable double stranded helix, described by James D. Watson and Maurice H.F. Crick and known as deoxyribonucleic acid ("DNA").
| Original language | American English |
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| Journal | Mercer Law Review |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - May 1991 |