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A Cultural History of Heredity

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"Thought-provoking…any scientist interested in genetics will find this an enlightening look at the history of this field."—Quarterly Review of Biology


It was only around 1800 that heredity began to enter debates among physicians, breeders, and naturalists. Soon thereafter, it evolved into one of the most fundamental concepts of biology.



Here, Staffan Muller-Wille and Hans-Jorg Rheinberger offer a succinct cultural history of the scientific concept of heredity. They outline the dramatic...