The Mendelian Revolution: The Emergence of Hereditarian Concepts in Modern Science and Society

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An introduction to the history of genetics and the rethinking of evolutionism. Cover Half-title Title Copyright Contents Preface 1. Mendelism: Discovery or Invention? Challenging the Myth The New View of Science 2. Heredity before Darwin Materialism and Generation The Rise of Developmentalism 3. Evolution and Heredity Non-Darwinian Evolution Darwin and Heredity Ancestral Heredity 4. The Cell in Development and Heredity The Mechanism of Development The Germ Plasm 5. Mendel's Contribution Early Hybridization Studies Mendel's Life and Work The 'Long Neglect' 6. The Emergence of Mendelism The Rediscovery The Early Mendelians 7. Classical Genetics The Chromosome Theory Population Genetics Opposition to Genetics 8. Heredity and Politics Social Darwinism Eugenics 9. Epilogue: from Classical to Molecular Genetics Molecular Biology and the Gene The Gene and the Organism Bibliography Index