About the Book
Reigning nonfiction cartoonist Larry Gonick and microbiologist Mark Wheelis ease the way through Mendelian genetics, molecular biology, and the basics of genetic engineering in this fantastic book.
Having trouble deciphering your genetic code? Do dominant genes make you feel recessive?
Have you ever asked yourself:
Are spliced genes the same as mended Levis?
Watson and Crick? Aren't they a team of British detectives?
Plant sex? Can they do that?
Is Genetic Mutation the name of one of those heavy metal bands?
Asparagine? Which of the four food groups is that in?
Then you need The Cartoon Guide to Genetics to explain the important concepts of classical and modern
genetics—it's not only educational, it's funny too! Gonick's drawings range from a moderately detailed
look at ribosomes in action to loony pictures of dancing scientists, talking peas, and opinionated fruit flies.
About The Author:
Larry Gonick has been creating comics that explain history, science, and other big subjects for over
thirty years--he wrote his first guide in 1971: Blood From a Stone: A Cartoon Guide to Tax Reform. He is an award winning cartoonist and is considered the father of cartoon nonfiction. He has been a calculus professor at Harvard, a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT and is currently staff cartoonist for Muse magazine.