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-Jörg 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.
