The Mechanism of Creative Evolution

Originally published in 1932, this book presents a detailed discussion regarding the capacity of humans to influence the process of natural selection and thereby control its outcomes. The text was written by prominent British geneticist Charles Chamberlain Hurst (1870?1947). Illustrative figures and reference lists are also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in perspectives on evolutionary development and the history of science.

Preface; Introduction; 1. Mendel's laws of heredity; 2. Cells and chromosomes; 3. Chromosomes and genes; 4. Mapping the genes in the chromosomes; 5. Chromosomes and species; 6. Translocations of genes; 7. Extra chromosomes; 8. Polyploid varieties; 9. Polyploid species; 10. Hybridisation and crossing; 11. Gene mutations; 12. Experimental mutations and transmutations; 13. Genes and characters; 14. Sex; 15. Virgin birth; 16. The smallest living organisms; 17. The gene as the unit of life; 18. Processes of creative evolution; 19. Evolution of man and mind; 20. Speculations; References; Index.