Péter Poczai

Heredity Before Mendel

Festetics and the Question of Sheep's Wool in Central Europe

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Produktbeschreibung

The author shares an untold narrative of heredity, an active topic of inquiry long before Gregor Mendel planted his peas. This story involves the sheep breeder, Imre Festetics. He sought to improve wool and proposed important rules of heredity. Heredity Before Mendel resurrects Festetics, the grandfather of heredity.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Juni 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 467g
• ISBN-13: 9781032027432
• ISBN-10: 1032027436
• Artikelnr.: 63200574

Autorenporträt

Péter Poczai is Curator at the Finnish Museum of Natural History, University of Helsinki, Finland. He received his PhD from the University of Pannonia, Keszthely, Hungary. He is the author or co-author of dozens of scientific peer reviewed journal articles.

Inhaltsangabe

Prologue. Author Biography. Acknowledgments. Introduction. The Enigma of
Heredity. Sheep and Heredity. From Sheep to Peas. The Legacy of Imre
Festetics. Summary. Epilogue. Appendix 1: The Opinion of J. M. Ehrenfels
About Inbreeding. Appendix 2: Explanations of Emmerich Festetics About
Inbreeding. Appendix 3: Explanations of Christian Carl and Rudolph Andre.
Appendix 4: Festetics's Letter to Hugo Salm. Appendix 5: J. K. Nestler's
Lecture About Procreation and Heredity. Appendix 6: F. Diebl's Lecture
About the Formation of Wheat Varieties. Appendix 7: Hempel's Paper About
Artificial Fertilization. Abbreviations. References. Index.