Project Gutenberg 2015-07-16 Public domain in the USA. 193 Romanes, George John 1848 1894 Romanes, G.-J. Romanes, George J. Romanes, G. J. An Examination of Weismannism Produced by Giovanni Fini, Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "An Examination of Weismannism" by George John Romanes is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This work critically analyzes the theories associated with August Weismann, particularly focusing on his views regarding heredity and the inheritance of acquired characteristics, challenging the notion that such traits can be passed down through generations. Romanes aims to clarify and critique the elaborate system Weismann constructed, exploring the implications these theories have for evolutionary biology. The opening of the text provides a detailed preface in which Romanes explains his motivation for addressing Weismann's theories, particularly in light of Weismann's published works on heredity and germ-plasm. Romanes emphasizes that his examination will specifically focus on Weismann's theory of non-inheritance of acquired characteristics and will not delve into the factual question of whether or not these characteristics are inherited. He sets the stage for a systematic review of Weismann's theories by outlining the complexity and evolution of these ideas, arguing that understanding their interrelation is crucial for effective criticism. This foundational work highlights the broader debates surrounding heredity, evolution, and the ongoing discourse in the scientific community during that era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 41.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Evolution (Biology) Heredity Weismann, August, 1834-1914 QH Text Browsing: Science - Genetics/Biology/Evolution Category: Science - Biology 509549 2025-06-20T03:47:14.186724 text/html 483195 2024-10-24T17:44:10 text/html 251739 2025-06-20T03:47:22.339703 application/epub+zip 249285 2025-06-20T03:47:15.718684 application/epub+zip 202816 2025-06-20T03:47:14.947730 application/epub+zip 399221 2025-06-20T03:47:27.253692 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 362860 2025-06-20T03:47:21.604676 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 316747 2022-09-22T11:55:51.047399 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 427768 2025-06-20T03:47:13.115713 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 407875 2024-10-24T17:44:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16745 2025-06-20T03:47:27.412664 application/rdf+xml 12882 2025-06-20T03:47:15.073771 image/jpeg 2728 2025-06-20T03:47:15.009758 image/jpeg 215956 2025-06-20T03:47:14.233719 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia