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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...

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