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    An Examination of Weismannism
    An Examination of Weismannism
    An Examination of Weismannism
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    An Examination of Weismannism

    By George John Romanes

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    In An Examination of Weismannism, George John Romanes attempted to a brief sketch of Professor Weismann's theory of heredity in the form of several cognate views, arranged in a manner calculated to show their logical connection with one another. George John Romanes (1848 – 1894) was a Canadian-Scots, evolutionary biologist, and physiologist who laid the foundation of what he called comparative psychology, postulating a similarity of cognitive processes and mechanisms between humans and other animals. He was the youngest of Charles Darwin's academic friends, and his views on evolution are historically important. He is claimed to have invented the term Neo-Darwinism, which was considered a theory of evolution in the late 19th century. This theory focuses on natural selection as the primary evolutionary force. Contents include: Statement of Weismann's System up to the Year 1886 Later Additions to Weismann's System up to the Year 1892 Weismann's Theory of Heredity (1891) Examination of Weismann's Theory of Evolution (1891) Weismannism up to date (1893) Appendix - On Germ-plasm On Telegony
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDigiCat
    Release dateJun 2, 2022
    ISBN8596547035411
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