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... problems , plus the difficulty in distinguishing a homozygous from a heterozygous parent , problems which might be trivial in experimental genetics - such as linkage analysis and gene mapping - became formidable in human genetics ...
... problems , plus the difficulty in distinguishing a homozygous from a heterozygous parent , problems which might be trivial in experimental genetics - such as linkage analysis and gene mapping - became formidable in human genetics ...
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... problem of differentiating problems of " technique " from problems of " value . " Since the second World War science and technology have played such important roles in American affairs that for a while many regarded them ( and some ...
... problem of differentiating problems of " technique " from problems of " value . " Since the second World War science and technology have played such important roles in American affairs that for a while many regarded them ( and some ...
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... problems of human genetics are still laden with emo- tion.3 Of course , there is no reason why eugenic and environmental ap- proaches cannot be pursued simultaneously , but so far there is no con currence regarding their relative ...
... problems of human genetics are still laden with emo- tion.3 Of course , there is no reason why eugenic and environmental ap- proaches cannot be pursued simultaneously , but so far there is no con currence regarding their relative ...
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Introduction | 1 |
19051930 | 8 |
Science and Pseudoscience | 54 |
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