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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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.

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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.

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