Further evidence for Darwin's pangenesis.
Darwin's pangenesis, a developmental theory of heredity, has been largely thought to be wrong for more than a century. In this paper, further evidence for the inheritance of acquired characters and graft hybridization is provided. A striking similarity between mRNA and Darwin's so-called gemmule has been found by comparing their nature and function. I propose that once the term gemmule has been replaced by mRNA, Darwin's pangenesis will revive, indicating an important step in biology.
Liu
Yongsheng
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Department of Horticulture, Henan Vocation-Technical Teachers College, Xinxiang, China. ysliu63@yahoo.ca
D005075:Biological Evolution; D040941:Heredity; D006801:Humans; D006824:Hybridization, Genetic; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D009626:Terminology as Topic
D012333:RNA, Messenger