Letter from Barbara McClintock to Marcus M. Rhoades

Letter from Barbara McClintock to Marcus M. Rhoades

Contributor(s):
The American Philosophical Society. Library. Barbara McClintock Papers
Rhoades, Marcus M. (Marcus Morton), 1903-1991
McClintock, Barbara, 1902-1992
Publication:
Produced: 9 March 1950
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Mutation
Genes, Plant
Chromosome Breakage
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Letters (correspondence)
Abstract:
Third in a series of letters McClintock rushed off to Rhoades in March of 1950. In them, McClintock developed a broadbased theory of the genetic control of development. The letters represent McClintock's extremely excited state: they are difficult to follow and included many addenda, amendments, and margin notes. Her thinking on this matter resulted in an article later that year in the "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences" that further marked her preoccupation with the fundamental theoretical and philosophical problems of genetics.
Copyright:
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Extent:
23 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584613X103 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
LLBBGX
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584613X103
Archival Collection:
The Barbara McClintock Papers (Profiles in Science)