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#896 Gregory Radick - Disputed Inheritance: The Battle over Mendel and the Future of Biology

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Exploring Gene-Environment Interaction in Genetics Education

The chapter discusses an experiment comparing the cognitive outcomes of students who took a genetics course based on a 'Weldonian' perspective to those who took a standard course starting with Mendel's principles. It highlights the impact of teaching gene-environment interaction on students' deterministic view of genes and emphasizes the importance of skepticism when encountering genetic information in the media.

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