Weldon, bateson, and the origins of genetics: reflections on the unraveling and rebuilding of a scientific community

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    While many in the field of human genetics are aware of this work, few are aware of the controversy that preceded it. Twenty years after the publication of Darwin`s book, the 2 most important players in this drama, William Bateson (1861 to 1926) and Walter Frank Raphael Weldon (1860 to 1906), met as undergraduates at the University of Cambridge. In contrast, Weldon was the first in his family to attend a University, though his father Walter Weldon was a celebrated chemist and innovator. During their years at Cambridge, a friendship grew, and though . . .

     

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