9/18/47
Dear Josh,
I've enclosed my summaries on correlation of T and L reversions. They are the only set I have; would you study and refer to them, then send them back? I've also enclosed a copy of my VI Inter. Congress for Exp. Cyt. paper. That need not be returned if you want it. I've also enclosed Ester's paper and since she will read this letter I'll now talk to her.
I like the paper. The most general criticism I can make is that the presence or absence of
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selection was not tackled directly. I'm not convinced by table 7. What were expected frequencies there? And if there still is a possibility of selection what about the induction of the mutations -- is it clear or do you have a quantitative method. And are the mutations distributed equally among viable and unviable spores? I'm not raising anything new to you, they're just my comments.
How's Madison? Do you have a house?
Give my best regards to Skoog Snell and Huskins.
Sincerely
Francis