Species and Varieties: Their Origin by Mutation
Hugo de Vries · 1905
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Description
Hugo de Vries, a Dutch botanist, was one of three men who brought Mendel's lost work back to light in 1900. His Species and Varieties, from 1905, sets out his own theory of how new species begin. It rests on years of plant breeding.
De Vries argues that new forms arise by sudden jumps, which he calls mutations. Watching evening primroses throw off new types, he saw change happen at once, not by slow creep. Genetics soon reshaped his idea, but the word mutation stayed. The book marks the birth of modern genetics. Lectures given in America form the core of the text.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Hugo de Vries |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1905 |
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 1287 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Internet Archive |