The Principles of Heredity: With Some Applications (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Principles of Heredity: With Some ApplicationsThe first edition of this work has been exhausted with such unexpected rapidity that I have been unable to make alterations of importance in the body of the book. A better definition, or description, of spontaneous varia tions has been introduced on page thirty-eight. Numerous typographical errors have been corrected, for the discovery of which my thanks are due to several correspondents. The main addition to the first issue consists, however, in two somewhat lengthy appendices. In the first, besides the discussion of one or two allied questions, I have endeavoured to make clearer the all-important distinction between innate and acquired characters. In the second I have dealt in some detail with the mutation theory of evolution and the phenomena of alternative inheritance. Several reviewers, notably that most indulgent of all critics, Dr. C. W. Saleeby, have expressed the opinion that the labours of Mendel and his followers have not been adequately discussed by me. I have tried to rectify the omission.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.