The Theory of inheritance
Description
Darwin's theory of natural selection, to be valid, required explanations for both the origin of variation and for the inheritance of variants. John Maynard Smith explains Lamarck's theory of the inheritance of acquired characteristics (in which Darwin believed), Weismann's theory of separate inheritance lines of germ and soma, Mendel's experiments and explanations, and the discovery of the role of DNA in the transmission of genetic information.
Runtime
26 min
Series
Subjects
- Human evolution (75)
- Biodiversity (348)
- Heredity, Human (127)
- Genetics (271)
- Physical anthropology (61)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2005], c1992
Database
Films on Demand
Direct Link
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