Piebald Rats and Selection: An Experimental Test of the Effectiveness of Selection and of the Theory of Gametic Purity in Mendelian Crosses

Excerpt from Piebald Rats and An Experimental Test of the Effectiveness of Selection and of the Theory of Gametic Purity in Mendelian Crosses Some conception Of the work entailed in the investigation may be gathered from the statement that we have during its progress reared and studied the color pattern Of over rats. A long and arduous investigation of this kind has been made possible by a series Of grants from the Carnegie Institution Of Washington made to the senior author, for which he here makes grateful acknowledgment. Thanks are also due to Dean W. C. Sabine, Of Harvard University, for encouraging and supporting the work in a variety Of ways. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.