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Darwin and inheritance: the influence of Prosper Lucas.

Journal of the history of biology - 1 Jan 2009

Noguera-Solano Ricardo, Ruiz-Gutiérrez Rosaura

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An important historical relation that has hardly been addressed is the influence of Prosper Lucas's Treatise on Natural Inheritance on the development of Charles Darwin's concepts related to inheritance. In this article we trace this historical connection. Darwin read Lucas's Treatise in 1856. Hi...

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PMID: 20481127
DOI: 10.1007/s10739-008-9175-7

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