History 30B, Spring 2000

Science and Society since the Scientific Revolution

Daily outline, Class 23 (4/11/00)

 

Topics  

Prologue:  biological narratives  

Biochemistry  

Origins  
New substances  
Foci of interest  

 Molecules  
 Cellular structure 

Genetics  

Generation vs. transmission  
Mendel  
Morgan and chromosomal genetics  
The opening towards Darwinism 

Names and terms   
 
vitamins (coined 1912
endocrinology (coined 1913
immunology (coined 1910
enzyme 
protein 
amino acid 
molecular biology (coined 1938
organelle 
Gregor Mendel (1822-1884) 
Thomas Hunt Morgan (1866-1945) 
chromosome 
Drosophila = fruit fly 
mutation 
genotype vs. phenotype 
the Modern Synthesis
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