Notes on plant morphology, pangenesis and material relating to 'Variation under domestication', 1861 - 1865
Scope and Contents
Comprises: DAR 51: A1-32: Phyllotaxy portfolio; DAR 51: B1-23: Peloria portfolio; DAR 51: C1-74: Pangenesis portfolio. Section C comprises notes and draft chapter altered and published as 'Variation under domestication’. C:36 contains the significant first page of a manuscript draft of the ‘provisional hypothesis’ of pangenesis, the theory of how characteristics could be passed from generation to generation.
Dates
- Creation: 1861 - 1865
Creator
- From the Fonds: Darwin, Charles Robert, 1809-1882 (naturalist) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 volume(s)
Language of Materials
English
Date information
1861-1871
Finding aid date
2012-04-20 13:28:46+00:00
Repository Details
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