Prolegomena : genes, science, and science fiction

Mendel and the origins of the "gene" concept

The genes of classical genetics

The molecularization of genes

So, what are genes?

"Genes for" (almost) everything

Are there "genes for" characters?

Are there "genes for" diseases?

So, what do genes do?

Genes are implicated in the development of characters

Genes account for variation in characters

Genomes are more than the sum of genes

Limitations in the study of genomes

Concluding remarks : how to think and talk about genes?