Conrad Waddington and the origin of epigenetics

J Exp Biol. 2015 Mar;218(Pt 6):816-8. doi: 10.1242/jeb.120071.

Abstract

Denis Noble discusses Conrad Waddington's classic paper, "The genetic assimilation of the bithorax phenotype", published in Evolution in 1956.

Publication types

  • Biography
  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Epigenesis, Genetic*
  • Epigenomics / history*
  • History, 20th Century
  • Humans
  • Phenotype

Personal name as subject

  • C Waddington