Heredity Before Mendel Festetics and the Question of Sheep''s Wool in Central Europe

The author shares an untold narrative of heredity, an active topic of inquiry long before Gregor Mendel planted his peas. This story involves the sheep breeder, Imre Festetics. He sought to improve wool and proposed important rules of heredity. Heredity Before Mendel resurrects Festetics, the grandfather of heredity.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Péter Poczai is Curator at the Finnish Museum of Natural History, University of Helsinki, Finland. He received his PhD from the University of Pannonia, Keszthely, Hungary. He is the author or co-author of dozens of scientific peer reviewed journal articles.

Zusammenfassung

The author shares an untold narrative of heredity, an active topic of inquiry long before Gregor Mendel planted his peas. This story involves the sheep breeder, Imre Festetics. He sought to improve wool and proposed important rules of heredity. Heredity Before Mendel resurrects Festetics, the grandfather of heredity.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Péter Poczai, Peter Poczai
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erscheinungsdatum: 30.06.2022
• Thema: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Biologie > Landwirtschaft, Gartenbau; Forstwirtschaft, Fische; Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte
• EAN: 9781032027432
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3202743-2
• Anzahl Seiten: 258
• Themen: SCIENCE / Life Sciences / General, Biography: historical, political & military, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics, MEDICAL / Veterinary Medicine / Food Animal, History of Science, Biography: science, technology & medicine, Biography: historical, political and military, Biography: science, technology and medicine, Agriculture & Related Industries, Animal breeding, Agribusiness and primary industries