Gregor Mendel and Genetics
Books from the VCHS Media Center

575.1 Genetics: from Mendel to Gene Splicing /Caroline Arnold
575.1 What is Genetics? / Jerry Bornstein
575.1 Cloning and the New Genetics / Margaret O. Hyde
575.1 Looking at Genetics / Nina Sully
Books available from the Public Library
575.1 Genetics and Evolution: the Molecules of Inheritance /Jill Bailey
576.5 Genetics / Martin Brookes
591.5 The Selfish Gene / Richard Dawkins
575.1 Principles of Genetics / Eldon John Gardner
Mendelmania Takes Off. By: Vikhanski, Luba. Scientific American, Dec2002, Vol. 287 Issue 6, p33, 2p, 1c; Reading Level (Lexile): 1210; (AN 8513690)
Breeder's Notebook. By: Joris, Victor. Dog World, Apr2002, Vol. 87 Issue 4, p110, 2p, 1 diagram, 1c; Reading Level (Lexile): 1150; (AN 6332322)
THE IMPACT OF THE GENE: FROM MENDEL'S PEAS TO DESIGNER BABIES. By: Humphrey, Theodore C.. Magill Book Reviews, 11/01/2001; Reading Level (Lexile): 1490; (AN 5638942)
Heredity and Humanity. By: Collins, Francis S.; Weiss, Lowell; Hudson, Kathy. New Republic, 06/25/2001, Vol. 224 Issue 26, p27, 3p; Reading Level (Lexile): 1260; (AN 4618965)
Are Genes Real? By: Comfort, Nathaniel C.. Natural History, Jun2001, Vol. 110 Issue 5, p28, 8p, 4c, 14bw; Reading Level (Lexile): 1060; (AN 4479275)
Gregor Mendel. History Remembers Scientists of the Past, 2000, p11, 1p; Reading Level (Lexile): 900; (AN 3181507)
Peas and Fruit Flies. CQ Researcher, 5/12/2000, Vol. 10 Issue 18, p410, 5p, 1 chart, 1bw; Reading Level (Lexile): 1430; (AN 3300966)
Chronology. CQ Researcher, 5/12/2000, Vol. 10 Issue 18, p411, 1p; Reading Level (Lexile): 1250; (AN 3300967)
Chambers of Secret. By: Kil, Melissa. New Moon, Nov/Dec2003, Vol. 11 Issue 2, p30, 2p, 3bw; Reading Level (Lexile): 980; (AN 11266497)
Web Sites about Genetics
Genetics Virtual Library
Genetics Education Center
Genetic Science Learning Center
The Biology Project
The Genetics Source
Mendel Web
DNA from the Beginning