Article ID: CBB030960677

How Many Times Can You Be Wrong and Still Be Right? T. H. Morgan, Evolution, Chromosomes and the Origins of Modern Genetics (2015)

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Science textbooks and classes mostly emphasize what are considered by today’s standards the “right” or “correct” interpretations of particular phenomena or processes. When “incorrect” ideas of the past are mentioned at all, it is simply to point out their errors, with little attention as to why the ideas were put forward in the first place, or ever gained a following. A strong case can be made, however, for presenting contrasting or even what are considered today “wrong” hypotheses as a way of not only emphasizing the dynamic nature of science (which is punctuated throughout by controversies and contrasting views), but also as a way of helping students better understand the details and workings of contemporary views. This article will illustrate these claims by examining the work of embryologist-turned-geneticist Thomas Hunt Morgan in the early decades of the twentieth century.

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Authors & Contributors
Maienschein, Jane A.
Frezza, Giulia
Ceccarelli, David
Kruse, Jerrid W.
Green, Lisa Anne
Wellner, Karen
Concepts
Genetics
Chromosomes
Evolution
Biology
Embryology
Science education and teaching
Time Periods
20th century
20th century, early
20th century, late
19th century
Places
United States
Russia
Soviet Union
Great Britain
Institutions
Universitet Kazan
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