Some possible bearings of genetics on pathology by Thomas Hunt Morgan
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| Author | Morgan, Thomas Hunt, 1866-1945 |
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| Title | Some possible bearings of genetics on pathology |
| Original Publication | United States: Press of the New Era Print. Co, 1922. |
| Note | Reading ease score: 57.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Credits | 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/Canadian Libraries) |
| Summary | "Some Possible Bearings of Genetics on Pathology" by Thomas Hunt Morgan is a scientific publication based on a lecture delivered before the New York Pathological Society in the early 20th century, specifically in the year 1922. The book explores the intersections between the fields of genetics and pathology, particularly focusing on how genetic principles can help understand hereditary diseases and defects. Morgan, a prominent geneticist, presents his findings on inheritance patterns and the significance of genetic research in the understanding of various medical conditions. In this work, Morgan discusses how Mendelian genetics provides insights into the inheritance of traits, both normal and abnormal, utilizing examples from animal studies and human pathology. He emphasizes that the study of genetic inheritance extends beyond simply focusing on defects to include understanding the normal variations in traits. The book addresses various forms of inheritance, such as dominant and recessive traits, and provides illustrations through cross-breeding experiments using model organisms. Morgan also touches on the implications of these genetic principles for human disorders like color blindness, hemophilia, and even feeblemindedness while cautioning against drawing definitive conclusions from limited data. Overall, the publication serves as an important early exploration of how genetics can inform medical science, laying the groundwork for future interdisciplinary studies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | QH: Science: Natural history |
| Subject | Heredity |
| Subject | Diseases -- Causes and theories of causation |
| Subject | Pathology |
| Subject | Genetics |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 71234 |
| Release Date | Jul 20, 2023 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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