Letter to Pontecorvo from Professor John Burdon Sanderson ("Jack") Haldane thanking him for sending him a copy of his book Trends in Genetic Analysis,and commenting on its discussion of "negative interference"
- Date:
- 25 Dec 1958
- Reference:
- UGC 198/3/3/16
- Part of:
- Papers of Guido Pellegrino Arrigo Pontecorvo, geneticist, Professor of Genetics, University of Glasgow, Scotland
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
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About this work
Description
Pontecorvo's book was published by Colombia University Press in 1958. Haldane addresses Pontecorvo by his nickname "Crawbrigg". He claims that the term "negative interference" was first coined by Spurway and Philip. He also discusses his current research on segregation in Drosophila melanogaster and linkage studies. Letter has been annotated by Pontecorvo.
Publication/Creation
25 Dec 1958
Physical description
1 letter (2 pages)
Terms of use
Open and available at Glasgow University Archive Services.
.Location of duplicates
A digitised copy is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.
Where to find it
Location of original
The original material is held at Glasgow University Archive Services. This catalogue is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.