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Sources of Wilhelm Johannsen's genotype theory.

Journal of the history of biology - 1 Jan 2009

Roll-Hansen Nils

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This paper describes the historical background and early formation of Wilhelm Johannsen's distinction between genotype and phenotype. It is argued that contrary to a widely accepted interpretation (For instance, W. Provine, 1971. The Origins of Theoretical Population Genetics. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press; Mayr, 1973; F. B. Churchill, 1974. Journal of the History of Biology 7: 5-30; E. Mayr, 1982. The...

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PMID: 20027784
DOI: 10.1007/s10739-008-9166-8

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