August Weismann: Development, Heredity, and Evolution

August Weismann's 1892 theory that inheritance is transmitted through eggs and sperm provided the biological mechanism for natural selection. In this full-length biography, Frederick Churchill situates Weismann in the swirling intellectual currents of his day and shows how his work paved the wa...

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Main Author: Churchill, Frederick B. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, MA Harvard University Press [2015]
Edition:Pilot project,eBook available to selected US libraries only
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Summary:August Weismann's 1892 theory that inheritance is transmitted through eggs and sperm provided the biological mechanism for natural selection. In this full-length biography, Frederick Churchill situates Weismann in the swirling intellectual currents of his day and shows how his work paved the way for the modern synthesis of genetics and evolution
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 01. Dez 2022)
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (770 Seiten) 16 color illustrations, 26 halftones
ISBN:9780674286832
DOI:10.4159/9780674286832

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