Project Gutenberg 2022-11-16 Public domain in the USA. 262 Bateson, William 1861 1926 Bateson, W. (William) Mendel, Gregor 1822 1884 Mendel, Johann Gregor Mendel, Gregor Johann Mendel, J. G. (Johann Gregor) 02028438 Mendel's principles of heredity: A defence $aUnited Kingdom :$bUniversity Press,$c1902. Introduction -- 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] Thiers 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.) "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.) 20070409000120bateson 1902 GB Reading ease score: 55.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Heredity Mendel's law Weldon, Walter Frank Raphael. Mendel's laws of alternative inheritance in peas Hybridization QH Text Category: Science - Biology 535924 2025-07-27T11:19:43.214748 text/html 510970 2024-10-19T01:58:05 text/html 627367 2025-07-27T11:19:54.246649 application/epub+zip 627925 2025-07-27T11:19:45.737739 application/epub+zip 282505 2025-07-27T11:19:44.400698 application/epub+zip 1022337 2025-07-27T11:19:59.676631 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 978218 2025-07-27T11:19:52.987726 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 422617 2025-07-27T11:19:41.698777 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 402522 2024-10-19T01:58:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17735 2025-07-27T11:19:59.857624 application/rdf+xml 12934 2025-07-27T11:19:44.663700 image/jpeg 2271 2025-07-27T11:19:44.531699 image/jpeg 1403866 2025-07-27T11:19:43.272786 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 en.wikipedia