MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION
Dates:
1902-1921
Abstract:
Consisting of photocopies of letters written by the geneticists Erwin Baur and Leonard Doncaster to their British colleague William Bateson (1861-1926), the Bateson Collection contains important material relating to the early history of Mendelian genetics in Britain and particularly to Bateson's opposition to the chromosomal theory of inheritance. The originals are held in the William Bateson Papers in the Archives of the John Innes Horticultural Institute.
Call #:
Mss.B.B319
Extent:
0.25 Linear feet
Subjects:
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Bateson, William, 1861-1926 | Cambridge University | Cats -- Genetics | Chromosomes | Cytogenetics | Cytogenetics -- Great Britain | Drosophila genetics | Genetics -- Cats | Genetics -- Great Britain | Hagedoorn, Arend Lourens, 1880 | History of biology, especially genetics -- Mendel, Gregor | Human genetics | Johannsen, Wilhelm | Mendel's law | Morgan, Thomas Hunt, 1866-1945 | Mouse genetics | Punnett, Reginald Crundall, 18 | Sex linkage (Genetics)