Bateson
[beyt-suh n]
- William,1861–1926, English biologist and geneticist.
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He let young Bateson alone, and kept to himself his feud with the master.
The Master of the ShellTalbot Baines Reed
“I never did it before,” whimpered Bateson—it was hardly necessary to say that.
The Master of the ShellTalbot Baines Reed
Bateson covered the ground in nineteen seconds and Jukes in twenty-one.
The Master of the ShellTalbot Baines Reed
Poor young Bateson had a sorry time of it for the next week.
The Master of the ShellTalbot Baines Reed
Nothing, said Dr. Bateson, could be more solemn and emphatic.
The Sanitary Evolution of LondonHenry Lorenzo Jephson
Bateson
(bāt′sən)William 1861-1926- British biologist who was one of the founders of the science of genetics. He experimentally proved Gregor Mendel's theories on heredity and published the first English translation of Mendel's work in 1900.
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