The Concept of the Gene in Development and Evolution: Historical and Epistemological Perspectives

Introduction Part I. Genes and Traits: 1. The dissolution of protein coding genes in molecular biology Thomas Fogle 2. The differential concept of the gene: past and present Sara Schwartz 3. Gene concepts and genetic concepts Fred Gifford Part II. Extracting The Units Of Heredity: 4. From measurement to organization: a philosophical scheme for the history of the concept of heredity Jean Gayon 5. From gene to genetic hierarchy: Richard Goldschmidt and the problem of the gene Michael R. Dietrich 6. Seymour Benzer and the definition of the gene Frederic L. Holmes Part III. Genetic Programs and Developmental Genes: 7. Decoding the genetic program Evelyn Fox Keller 8. Genes classical and developmental: the different use of genes in evolutionary synthesis Scott F. Gilbert 9. The developmental gene concept: history and limits Michel Morange Part IV. Conceptual Perspectives: 10. Gene concepts: fragments from the perspective of molecular biology Hans-Jorg Rheinberger 11. Reproduction and the reduction of genetics James R. Griesemer 12. A unified view of the gene, or how to overcome reductionism Peter J. Beurton The gene - a concept in tension: A critical overview Raphael Falk.