Buch, Englisch, 274 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 467 g
Festetics and the Question of Sheep's Wool in Central Europe
Buch, Englisch, 274 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 467 g
ISBN: 978-1-03-202743-2
Verlag: CRC Press
Key Features
1) Documents a vibrant community of scholars interested in heredity before Mendel
2) Highlights the work of Imre Festetics, the forgotten grandfather of genetics
3) Desribes political repression which stifled the nascent foundation of heredity research
4) Emphasizes the role sheep and wool played as the first model system of genetics
5) Challenges19th century taboos in Moravia leading to malicious rumors about the inbred royal House of Austria (Habsburgs).
Zielgruppe
General, Postgraduate, Professional, Professional Practice & Development, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Veterinärmedizin Veterinärmedizin: Groß- und Nutztiere
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Genetik und Genomik (nichtmedizinisch)
- Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Evolutionsbiologie
Weitere Infos & Material
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.