How biologists conceptualize genes: an empirical study
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How Biologists Conceptualize Genes: An empirical study*
Philosophers of science have made claims about differences in how genes are conceptualized in different fields and about the influence of these conceptualizations on the conduct of research and the interpretation of its results. In this paper we report the results of a questionnaire study of how genes are conceptualized by 81 scientists in relevant fields at the University of Sydney, Australia....
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عنوان ژورنال: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1369-8486
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsc.2004.09.005