Shakespeare as a geneticist.
There are frequent allusions in Shakespeare's plays to physical and mental characteristics and qualities of individuals that often reflect genetic and related insights, ideas and implications with a bearing on the determination of these phenotypes. Quotations from the plays with comments are presented here to indicate varied perceptions in these regards that Shakespeare brilliantly conveyed some 400 years ago through many of his 'dramatis personae'.
University of Toronto and Surrey Place Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. j.berg@utoronto.ca
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D004324:Drama / Q000266:history*; D005197:Famous Persons; D005826:Genetics, Medical / Q000266:history*; D049670:History, 17th Century; D006801:Humans; D008093:Literature, Modern / Q000266:history; D008513:Medicine in Literature