03099cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000330012624500470015926400510020630000470025733600260030433700260033033800360035650000310039250503970042350802190082052014270103953400660246665300130253265300170254565300830256265300180264570000310266385600430269469362UtSlPG20260610134614.0mcr n260607r20221902utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a02028438  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aQH1 aBateson, William,d1861-192610aMendel's principles of heredity: A defence 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2022  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2022-11-160 aIntroduction -- Mendel, G. Experiments in plant-hybridisation (tr. of a paper originally published in the Verhandl. Naturf. ver. in Brünn, 1866] -- Mendel, G. On hieracium-hybrids obtained by artificial fertilisation [tr. of a paper originally published in the Verhandl. Naturf. ver. in Brünn, 1870] -- A defence of Mendel's principles of heredity [against the criticism of W.F.R. Weldon]  aThiers Halliwell, ellinora, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)  a"Mendel's Principles of Heredity: A Defence" by William Bateson is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This work serves to elucidate and defend the groundbreaking principles of heredity established by Gregor Mendel, alongside a translation of Mendel's original papers on hybridization. The book discusses the significance of Mendel’s work within the context of evolution and inheritance, providing insights into the mechanics of genetic inheritance through detailed experiments with pea plants.  The opening of the work presents a preface by William Bateson, highlighting the historical neglect of Mendel’s discoveries despite their transformative implications for evolutionary biology. In it, Bateson discusses the competitive and somewhat conservative nature of the scientific community regarding new ideas and theories stemming from Darwinism. He expresses discontent over critiques levied against Mendel’s principles, specifically addressing Professor Weldon's objections, and emphasizes the necessity for Mendel's work to reach a wider audience to inspire further investigation into heredity. Bateson hints at the considerable advances in scientific understanding that could be achieved through the continued study of Mendelian genetics, setting the stage for the in-depth analysis of Mendel’s experiments to follow in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited Kingdom: University Press, 1902  aHeredity  aMendel's law  aWeldon, Walter Frank Raphael. Mendel's laws of alternative inheritance in peas  aHybridization1 aMendel, Gregor,d1822-188440uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69362