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Sweet pea notebook titled 'Lathyrus ledger' [summaries of 1903-1931 & 1936-1939 crosses], 1903-1931 & 1936-1939

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10161/1/5/17
Sweet pea notebook titled 'Lathyrus ledger' [summaries of 1903-1931 & 1936-1939 crosses]
Sweet pea notebook titled 'Lathyrus ledger' [summaries of 1903-1931 & 1936-1939 crosses]

Scope and Contents

Notebook containing summary records of 1903-1931 crosses from Bateson and Punnett's sweet pea experiments (mainly 1908-1931).

Entries begin [page 1:1v] with a list of letter codes, A1-H, referring to phenotypic characters, where A1 represents ‘purple-red’ (flowers), A2 - long/round (pollen), A3 - erect/hooded (flower shape), etc. The records then summarise the crosses for A1 plants for each year [pp 1:2-1:21r], followed by those for A2 [pp 1:22-1:35] etc. all the way to H.

Further notes on subsequent crosses conducted from 1936-1939 are provided on [page 133v] and on five pages of notes loosely inserted into the back of the book [pp 2:1-2:4].

Dates

  • Creation: 1903-1931 & 1936-1939

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Extent

1 volume(s) (c.147 pp) : paper

5 sheet(s) (5 loose sheets) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Pagination in top right corner is original. 202 x 165 mm

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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