August Weismann

Autor*innen

• Frederick B. Churchill

Parameter

• 720 Seiten
• 26 Lesestunden

• Biografien & Memoiren

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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.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2015