This film is concerned with the origin of the science of genetics and reconstructs some of the crucial experiments performed. It also shows how nowadays it is possible to produce entirely novel plants by manipulations that avoid sexual hybridisation. Introduced by Jonathon Hodge.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
322518
Language
English
Subject categories
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Plant breeding
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Biology - Study and teaching
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Science - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Genetics
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Genetics - Research
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Biology - Study and teaching
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Genetic engineering
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Genetic engineering - experiments
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Genetics
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Genetics - Research
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Experiments
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Study and teaching
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)