Part Two spans the period between 19 and focuses on the mechanism of inheritance. He also touches on theories of genetics and heredity from Antiquity and the Middle Ages, thus providing a complete overview of historical theories on the nature of inheritance. Mukherjee writes about some of the forefathers of these sciences including Charles Darwin and Gregor Johann Mendel. Part One covers the years between 18 and focuses on the early discovery of genes as well as the initial development of modern theories on evolution and heredity. He outlines this book as "the story of the birth, growth, and future of one of the most powerful and dangerous ideas in the history of science: the 'gene'" (9). In the prologue, author Siddhartha Mukherjee writes about his family history of mental illness and connects this personal story to his larger questions about the nature of genes, genetics, and heredity. The following version of the book was used to create this study guide: Mukherjee, Siddhartha.
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