Beyond Mendelism and Biometry |
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Authors: | Yafeng Shan |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Philosophy, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey;2. Department of Mathematics, University of Innsbruck, Austria;1. Bowling Green State University, USA;2. Indiana University Bloomington, USA;1. University of Notre Dame, 100 Malloy Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556, United states;2. University of Illinois at Chicago, United states |
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Abstract: | Historiographical analyses of the development of genetics in the first decade of the 20th century have been to a great extent framed in the context of the Mendelian-Biometrician controversy. Much has been discussed on the nature, origin, development, and legacy of the controversy. However, such a framework is becoming less useful and fruitful. This paper challenges the traditional historiography framed by the Mendelian-Biometrician distinction. It argues that the Mendelian-Biometrician distinction fails to reflect the theoretical and methodological diversity in the controversy. It also argues that the Mendelian-Biometrician distinction is not helpful to make a full understanding of the development of genetics in the first decade of the twentieth century. |
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Keywords: | Mendelism Biometry Weldon Yule Darbishire Heredity Variation |
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