Introduced by John Maddox
In the last two decades it has been possible to look at the molecular basis of inheritance. With this new data, is it now possible to understand the relationship between genes, organisms, heredity and evolution?
Professor C. D. Darling -ton, of the Botany Department at Oxford University, has been reflecting on these topics for over 40 years, and discusses With JOHN MADDOX what effect molecular genetics is having on our understanding of the course of evolution of organisms.
Producer DAVID PATERSON