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Suggested Reading

Bhattacharyya, M.K., Smith, A.M., Ellis, T.H.N., Hedley C., Martin C. (1990) The wrinkled-seed character of peas described by Mendel is caused by a transposon-like insertion in a gene encoding starch branching enzyme. Cell 60, 115Ð22.

Guilfoile, P. (1997) Wrinkled peas and white-eyed fruit flies, the molecular basis of two classical genetic traits. The American Biology Teacher 59, 92Ð94.

Mawer, Simon and Field Museum (2006). Gregor Mendel: Planting the Seeds of Genetics. A new biography of the noted monk. New York: Abrams.

Edelson, Edward (2001). Gregor Mendel and the Roots of Genetics. An inspired account of what a modest man can accomplish with dedication and ingenuity. New York: Oxford.