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Rabbit breeding notebook 'D, Apr. 1910 - Sept. 1910', Apr. 1910 - Feb. 1913

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10161/1/6/4
Rabbit breeding notebook 'D, Apr. 1910 - Sept. 1910'
Rabbit breeding notebook 'D, Apr. 1910 - Sept. 1910'

Scope and Contents

Notebook recording rabbit breeding experiments conducted by Bateson and Punnett in 1910-1913, on rabbits born between circa April 1910 - July 1910.

The notebook begins with a five-page index providing summary information for 240 rabbits: the sex, colour, and parentage of each, with a checkmark to indicate rabbits used for further breeding. More detailed records for each rabbit begin on [page 1].

The general format of the record is that each animal has a separate page. The page is headed with the cross, e.g. ex 22 x 28, which denotes the parents. The birth date is recorded, together with phenotypic characteristics like coat colour, etc., descriptions of litters if the animal was allowed to breed, and notes on when each rabbit died or was killed. The record for the rabbit on [page 172] includes a drawing of its 'part-bluish' eye.

Dates

  • Creation: Apr. 1910 - Feb. 1913

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Extent

1 volume(s) (125 pages) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Spine is damaged. Paginated (one each side) 1-240. 211 x 140 mm

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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