Includes bibliographical references (pages 144-154) and index.
Contents
Contents: Before Mendel -- Mendel -- 1866 to 1900 -- The rediscovery -- Genes and chromosomes -- Linkage -- The "fly room" -- Development of drosophila work -- Genetics of continuous variation -- Oenothera -- Mutation -- Cytological maps and the cytology of crossing over -- Sex determination -- Position effect -- Genetics and immunology -- Biochemical genetics -- Population genetics and evolution -- Protozoa -- Maternal effects -- The genetics of man -- General remarks.