Darwin to Francis Galton
- Date:
- 18 Dec 1875
- Reference:
- GALTON/1/1/9/5/7/18
- Part of:
- Galton Papers
- Archives and manuscripts
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About this work
Description
Letter from Charles Darwin to Galton, defending his idea of pangenesis (inheritance via particles in the bloodstream, or "gemmules") against Galton's criticisms. Darwin and Galton eventually conducted an experiment breeding different coloured rabbits that had been given blood transfusions which disproved the theory of pangenesis.
Publication/Creation
18 Dec 1875
Physical description
1 letter
Location of duplicates
A digitised copy is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.
Terms of use
The papers are available at UCL Special Collections and Archives subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.
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Location of original
The original material is held at UCL Special Collections. This catalogue is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.