
Standing on the Shoulders of Darwin and Mendel
Standing on the Shoulders of Darwin and Mendel: Early Views of Inheritance explores early theories about the mechanisms of inheritance. Beginning with Charles Darwin''s now rejected Gemmule hypothesis, the book documents the reception of Gregor Mendel''s work on peas and follows the work of early 20th century scholars. The research of Francis Galton, a cousin of Darwin, and the friction it caused ...
Standing on the Shoulders of Darwin and Mendel: Early Views of Inheritance explores early theories about the mechanisms of inheritance. Beginning with Charles Darwin''s now rejected Gemmule hypothesis, the book documents the reception of Gregor Mendel''s work on peas and follows the work of early 20th century scholars. The research of Francis Galton, a cousin of Darwin, and the friction it caused ...