THE THREAD OF LIFE

Duration: 59 min

Year Published: 1960

Creator: Produced by Warner Bros.

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: Sound

Description: Explains facts about the transmission of heredity traits from parents to offspring. Shows the development of the science of genetics, beginning with the cross-pollination experiments by Gregor Mendel in the middle of the nineteenth century, through recent findings on genes, chromosomes and the chemical substance called DNA.

Complete Record: Source: BellTel Interest level: jh-sh-c-ad Guide: Guide Price: free-loan Format: sd color

Metadata Source:Educational film guide. Supplements (1959-62)