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Pangenesis as a source of new genetic information. The history of a now disproven theory.
Rivista di biologia - 1 Jan 2000
Bergman Gerald
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Evolution is based on natural selection of existing biological phenotypic traits. Natural selection can only eliminate traits. It cannot create new ones, requiring a theory to explain the origin of new genetic information. The theory of pangenesis was a major attempt to explain the source of new genetic information required to produce phenotypic variety. This theory, advocated by Darwin as the main source of...
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