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Rabbit breeding notebook 'E, Sep. 1910 - Mar. 1911’, July 1910 - July 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10161/1/6/5
Rabbit breeding notebook 'E, Sep. 1910 - Mar. 1911’
Rabbit breeding notebook 'E, Sep. 1910 - Mar. 1911’

Scope and Contents

Notebook recording rabbit breeding experiments conducted by Bateson and Punnett between 1910 and 1912, on rabbits born between circa July 1910 - March 1911.

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. Individual 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 45 x 28, which denotes the parents. The records are, in general, sparser than in the previous notebooks, often with just birth date and colour noted, unless the animal was used for further breeding in which case further phenotypic characteristics may be added, along with notes on when each rabbit died or was killed.

Dates

  • Creation: July 1910 - July 1912

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Extent

1 volume(s) (125 pp) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Paginated (on each side) 1-240 212 x 140 mm

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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