Theory and Practice of Science
Science E1002 -- Summer 2002 -- Blumberg
Final Exam for KP -- Due: July 28, 2002

  
Paper: Castle, W.E. 1923. "The Relation of Mendelism to Mutation and Evolution."
The American Naturalist 57: 559-561. Electronic edition available
at http://www.esp.org/


Exam: As we know from Morgan's 1923 essay, by the 1920s the relationship between genetics and evolution was the subject of much debate, with different authors claiming different things about the (in)compatibility of the theories of Mendel and Darwin. In a clear and well-developed essay that Mendel would have understood (and length approx. 5 pages), summarize Castle's concerns and critique in a way that:

As usual, feel free to make use of whatever reference material or classmate expertise you wish, and of course document all your sources.

The direct URL of the paper is : http://www.esp.org/foundations/genetics/classical/holdings/c/wec-23.pdf



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