The Eugenics Record Office at Cold Spring Harbor, 1910-1940: An Essay in Institutional History

Allen, Garland E.

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“…Prior to undertaking 24 Fisher (1918, p. 424). 25 Allen (1986); Barkan (1991); Kevles (1995); Mazumdar (1992); Soloway (1990). 26 Mazumdar (1992).…”

Section: The Environment Expungedmentioning

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R. A. Fisher, Lancelot Hogben, and the Origin(s) of Genotype–Environment Interaction

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2008

J Hist Biol

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This essay examines the origin(s) of genotype-environment interaction, or G x E. "Origin(s)" and not "the origin" because the thesis is that there were actually two distinct concepts of G x E at this beginning: a biometric concept, or G x EB, and a developmental concept, or G x ED. R. A. Fisher, one of the founders of population genetics and the creator of the statistical analysis of variance, introduced the biometric concept as he attempted to resolve one of the main problems in the biometric tradition of biology--partitioning the relative contributions of nature and nurture responsible for variation in a population. Lancelot Hogben, an experimental embryologist and also a statistician, introduced the developmental concept as he attempted to resolve one of the main problems in the developmental tradition of biology--determining the role that developmental relationships between genotype and environment played in the generation of variation. To argue for this thesis, I outline Fisher and Hogben's separate routes to their respective concepts of G x E; then these separate interpretations of G x E are drawn on to explicate a debate between Fisher and Hogben over the importance of G x E, the first installment of a persistent controversy. Finally, Fisher's G x EB and Hogben's G x ED are traced beyond their own work into mid-20th century population and developmental genetics, and then into the infamous IQ Controversy of the 1970s.

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“…Prior to undertaking 24 Fisher (1918, p. 424). 25 Allen (1986); Barkan (1991); Kevles (1995); Mazumdar (1992); Soloway (1990). 26 Mazumdar (1992).…”

Section: The Environment Expungedmentioning

confidence: 99%

R. A. Fisher, Lancelot Hogben, and the Origin(s) of Genotype–Environment Interaction

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2008

J Hist Biol

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“…With backing from the Carnegie Institution, he established a station for "the experimental study of evolution," at Cold Spring Harbor on Long Island (still a major research center under the direction of John Watson of double-helix fame; see Allen, 1986;Carlson, 2001 (Davenport to Draper, 27 May 1925).…”

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“…Harry Laughlin, who had studied plant and animal breeding, became director of the Records Office and primary editor of its journal, The Eugenical News. Laughlin also gained entry to the U.S. Congress as an expert witness on the supposedly dysgenic effects of American immigration policy (Allen, 1986;Hassencahl, 1971;Kevles, 1995).…”

Section: Wickliffe Draper's Schooldaysmentioning

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Toward a racial abyss: Eugenics, Wickliffe Draper, and the origins of The Pioneer Fund

Kenny¹

2002

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“…Os métodos de abordagem dos pesquisadores eram desde questionários formais e catalogação dos registros das instituições até o estabelecimento de contatos simpáticos, procurando ganhar a confiança das pessoas para levantar dados sobre elas e seus parentes (cf. Allen, 1986).…”

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O controle de características genéticas humanas através da institucionalização de práticas socioculturais eugênicas

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The Eugenics Record Office at Cold Spring Harbor, 1910-1940: An Essay in Institutional History

Cited by 141 publications

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R. A. Fisher, Lancelot Hogben, and the Origin(s) of Genotype–Environment Interaction

R. A. Fisher, Lancelot Hogben, and the Origin(s) of Genotype–Environment Interaction

Toward a racial abyss: Eugenics, Wickliffe Draper, and the origins of The Pioneer Fund

O controle de características genéticas humanas através da institucionalização de práticas socioculturais eugênicas

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