Theory and Practice of Science
Science E1002 -- Summer 2002 -- Blumberg
Final Exam for MB -- Due: July 28, 2002

  
Paper: Morgan, T.H. 1909. "What are 'Factors' in Mendelian Explanations."
American Breeders Association Reports 5: 365-368. Electronic edition available
at http://www.esp.org/


Exam: As we know from his work with fruit-flies, Morgan was interested in verifying certain aspects of Mendel's work, while pointing out cases in which a more sophisticated theory was necessary. In this paper from 1909, he takes issue with a certain kind of generalization based on Mendel's paper. In a clear and well-developed essay that Mendel would have understood, summarize Morgan's concerns and critique in a way that:

As usual, feel free to make use of whatever reference material or classmate expertise you wish, and of course document all your sources.

The direct URL of the paper is : http://www.esp.org/foundations/genetics/classical/thm-09.pdf



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