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History Of Genetics
The history of genetics dates from the classical era with contributions by Pythagoras, Hippocrates, Aristotle, Epicurus, and others. Modern genetics began with the work of the Augustinian friar Gregor Johann Mendel. Experiments on Plant Hybridisation, His works on pea plants, published in 1866, provided the initial evidence that, on its rediscovery in 1900's, helped to establish the theory of Mendelian inheritance. In ancient Greece, Hippocrates suggested that all organs of the body of a parent gave off invisible "seeds", miniaturised components that were transmitted during sexual intercourse and combined in the mother's womb to form a baby. In the early modern period, William Harvey's book ''On Animal Generation'' contradicted Aristotle's biology, Aristotle's theories of genetics and embryology. The 1900 rediscovery of Mendel's work by Hugo de Vries, Carl Correns and Erich von Tschermak led to rapid advances in genetics. By 1915 the basic principles of Mendelian genetics had b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Classical Era
Classical antiquity, also known as the classical era, classical period, classical age, or simply antiquity, is the period of cultural European history between the 8th century BC and the 5th century AD comprising the interwoven civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome known together as the Greco-Roman world, centered on the Mediterranean Basin. It is the period during which ancient Greece and Rome flourished and had major influence throughout much of Europe, North Africa, and West Asia. Classical antiquity was succeeded by the period now known as late antiquity. Conventionally, it is often considered to begin with the earliest recorded Epic Greek poetry of Homer (8th–7th centuries BC) and end with the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 AD. Such a wide span of history and territory covers many disparate cultures and periods. ''Classical antiquity'' may also refer to an idealized vision among later people of what was, in Edgar Allan Poe's words, "the glory that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
