The Mechanism of Mendelian Heredity
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The Mechanism of Mendelian Heredity is a foundational early 20th-century genetics book that established the chromosome theory of inheritance through experimental work with fruit flies.
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Target entity: The Mechanism of Mendelian Heredity Context triple: [Thomas Hunt Morgan, notableWork, The Mechanism of Mendelian Heredity]
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A.
Mendel’s Principles of Heredity
Mendel’s Principles of Heredity is William Bateson’s influential 1902 book that introduced and popularized Gregor Mendel’s genetic theories in the English-speaking scientific community.
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Mendel's laws
Mendel's laws are the foundational principles of heredity that explain how traits are inherited through discrete genetic units from one generation to the next.
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C.
The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom
"The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom" is a scientific book by Charles Darwin that experimentally investigates how cross-fertilisation and self-fertilisation influence the vigor, fertility, and evolution of plants.
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Evolution in Mendelian Populations
"Evolution in Mendelian Populations" is a foundational 1931 paper by Sewall Wright that introduced key concepts of population genetics, including genetic drift, inbreeding, and the shifting balance theory of evolution.
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E.
The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection
The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection is a landmark 1930 book that founded modern evolutionary genetics by mathematically uniting Mendelian inheritance with Darwinian natural selection.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Mechanism of Mendelian Heredity Target entity description: The Mechanism of Mendelian Heredity is a foundational early 20th-century genetics book that established the chromosome theory of inheritance through experimental work with fruit flies.
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A.
Mendel’s Principles of Heredity
Mendel’s Principles of Heredity is William Bateson’s influential 1902 book that introduced and popularized Gregor Mendel’s genetic theories in the English-speaking scientific community.
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B.
Mendel's laws
Mendel's laws are the foundational principles of heredity that explain how traits are inherited through discrete genetic units from one generation to the next.
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C.
The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom
"The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom" is a scientific book by Charles Darwin that experimentally investigates how cross-fertilisation and self-fertilisation influence the vigor, fertility, and evolution of plants.
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D.
Evolution in Mendelian Populations
"Evolution in Mendelian Populations" is a foundational 1931 paper by Sewall Wright that introduced key concepts of population genetics, including genetic drift, inbreeding, and the shifting balance theory of evolution.
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E.
The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection
The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection is a landmark 1930 book that founded modern evolutionary genetics by mathematically uniting Mendelian inheritance with Darwinian natural selection.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
biology textbook
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genetics book ⓘ scientific book ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Drosophila research tradition
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Morgan school of genetics ⓘ |
| author |
Alfred Henry Sturtevant
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linked to:
Alfred Sturtevant
Calvin Blackman Bridges ⓘ Hermann Joseph Muller ⓘ
linked to:
Herman J. Muller
Thomas Hunt Morgan ⓘ |
| basedOn | experimental work with Drosophila melanogaster ⓘ |
| contribution |
demonstrated correlation between recombination frequency and gene distance
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helped establish the chromosome theory of inheritance ⓘ integrated Mendelian genetics with cytology ⓘ introduced early genetic linkage maps ⓘ provided strong evidence that genes are located on chromosomes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| field |
biology
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chromosome theory of inheritance ⓘ cytology ⓘ genetics ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapters on cytological evidence for genes
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chapters on linkage and crossing over ⓘ chapters on mutation ⓘ chapters on sex-linked inheritance ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
foundational work in classical genetics
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key text in the development of modern genetics ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century biological thought
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development of gene concept ⓘ later genetics textbooks ⓘ |
| laboratoryContext |
Columbia University fly room
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linked to:
the Fly Room at Columbia University
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| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Drosophila melanogaster
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Mendelian inheritance ⓘ
linked to:
Mendel's laws
crossing over ⓘ genetic mapping ⓘ linkage ⓘ mutation ⓘ sex-linked inheritance ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1915 ⓘ |
| publisher | Henry Holt and Company ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Drosophila genetics
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linked to:
Drosophila
Mendelian inheritance ⓘ
linked to:
Mendel's laws
chromosome theory ⓘ classical genetics ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| usedAs | university-level genetics text ⓘ |
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Subject: The Mechanism of Mendelian Heredity Description of subject: The Mechanism of Mendelian Heredity is a foundational early 20th-century genetics book that established the chromosome theory of inheritance through experimental work with fruit flies.
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