Man, Mind, and Heredity

Heredity, Disease, and Man: Genetics in Medicine

conflict among rats, while Kawamura describes in detail his observations on aggressive behavior in free-ranging groups of Japanese monkeys. The aggressive behavior of whales is presented by K. S. Norris. Kaada gives a fine review of the neural basis of defense, attack, and flight. A review of the neurohumors affecting aggression is presented by Rothballer. Delgado describes the aggressive react...

Heredity and the Ascent of Man

This little book is a readable account by a well-known geneticist of the mechanism of heredity. In its 135 pages, he presents a brief review of the laws of heredity with a quite adequate discussion of the gene. He reviews the important literature in this field and discusses the all-important question of how evolution progresses. Consideration is given to gene mutations, to duplication of genes ...

Marriage and Heredity

Mydriasis and heredity.

Routine ophthalmoscopy and fundoscopy of 673 individuals revealed 42 whose irides failed to dilate to a clinically useful degree within 25 to 30 min after the administration of drops of 1% mydracil. These individuals occurred with different frequency among the Aymara, Mestizo, and non-Aymara groups which made up the sample of examinees. The phenomenon was most common among the Aymara, less comm...

Heredity and Mental Diseases

Lecture, on heredity in relation to mental disease and mental deficiency by Sir Frederick Mott, and also the obituary notice of the distinguished author. The lecture is an important contribution to the problem of insanity and mental deficiency. Sir Frederick opened his lecture by asking whether the increase in the number of registered cases of insanity is due to a raising of the standard of men...