Haldane, J.B.S. — The Biochemistry of Genetics

George Allen & Unwin London 144, text figs. . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth. Vg in d/w (spine scuffed and darkened; minor wear; in removable protective sleeve). Endpapers and edge of text block foxed.. First edition. A concise mid-century survey of the emerging chemical basis of heredity by one of the founders of modern population genetics. Written in the wake of the discovery of DNA’s structure, Haldane interprets the new biochemical understanding of genes and their function, linking classical Mendelian theory with the developing field of molecular biology. An important historical document of genetics at a pivotal moment, of interest to collectors of evolutionary biology and the history of science..