Project Gutenberg 2015-07-16 Public domain in the USA. 72 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.) en Evolution (Biology) Heredity Weismann, August, 1834-1914 QH Text Browsing: Science - Genetics/Biology/Evolution 509366 509388 2024-09-20T14:30:18.092903 2023-09-21T10:51:38.977474 text/html text/html 503678 2015-07-16T09:56:38 text/html; charset=utf-8 209757 2015-07-16T09:56:38 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 251719 2024-09-20T14:30:26.619830 application/epub+zip 249363 2024-09-20T14:30:19.490839 application/epub+zip 202888 2024-09-20T14:30:18.791852 application/epub+zip 399235 2024-09-20T14:30:32.013774 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 362910 2024-09-20T14:30:25.870832 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 316747 2022-09-22T11:55:51.047399 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 427957 427726 2024-09-20T14:30:16.767886 2023-09-21T10:51:37.750452 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 428222 2015-07-16T09:56:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 140056 2015-07-16T09:56:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18512 2024-09-20T14:30:32.188780 application/rdf+xml 12882 2024-09-20T14:30:18.898845 image/jpeg 2728 2024-09-20T14:30:18.845865 image/jpeg 215907 2024-09-20T14:30:18.139924 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia