English Pioneers in Heredity

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     Presentation date: 07/14/2005 9:15 AM in MACK 237
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Abstract
Karl Pearson is well known as a statistician but less well known for his work in genetics. Ronald Fisher made many contributions to both statistics and genetics. He brought both fields to bear in proposing that the Rh factor is controlled by three closely linked genes.

Multiple Paper Session:
Papers in this session:
Ronald Fisher and Human Blood Groups
Karl Pearson on Mendelian Genetics and his Chi-Square Tests