Herbert Spencer Jennings
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Herbert Spencer Jennings (born in Tonica, Illinois
, April 8, 1868; died in Santa Monica
, California
, April 14, 1947) was a zoologist, geneticist
, and eugenicist. His research helped demonstrate the link between physical and chemical stimulation and automatic responses in lower orders of animals. Tracy Sonneborn
would later write:
Illinois
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, April 8, 1868; died in Santa Monica
Santa Mônica
Santa Mônica is a town and municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil.-References:...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, April 14, 1947) was a zoologist, geneticist
Geneticist
A geneticist is a biologist who studies genetics, the science of genes, heredity, and variation of organisms. A geneticist can be employed as a researcher or lecturer. Some geneticists perform experiments and analyze data to interpret the inheritance of skills. A geneticist is also a Consultant or...
, and eugenicist. His research helped demonstrate the link between physical and chemical stimulation and automatic responses in lower orders of animals. Tracy Sonneborn
Tracy Sonneborn
Tracy Morton Sonneborn was an American biologist. His life's study was of the protozoan group Paramecium.-Non-Mendelian Inheritance:...
would later write:
Jennings was so struck by the continued production of hereditarily diverse clones at conjugation, even after many successive inbreedings, that he undertook to examine the matter mathematically. As a result, general formulae for the results of diverse systems of mating were published in a series of papers between 1912 and 1917; these were one of the main seeds from which the whole field of mathematical genetics developed.
External links
- T.M. Sonneborne article on the life of Herbert Spencer Jennings
- http://amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.J44-ead.xmlH. S. (Herbert Spencer) Jennings papers American Philosophical SocietyAmerican Philosophical SocietyThe American Philosophical Society, founded in 1743, and located in Philadelphia, Pa., is an eminent scholarly organization of international reputation, that promotes useful knowledge in the sciences and humanities through excellence in scholarly research, professional meetings, publications,...
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