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Sectional committee: Physiology

Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions. Modifications are suggested. He is not familiar with natural algebra and so cannot assess the validity of some of the reasoning.

[Published in Philosophical Transactions B, 1947].

Endorsed on verso as received 8 October 1946.

Letter states that he is sorry for returning the paper so late, as he was in Holland.

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RR/69/98
Earliest possible date
07 October 1946
Physical description
Standardised form (type E) and letter on paper
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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John Burdon Sanderson Haldane

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John Burdon Sanderson Haldane, Referee's report by John Burdon Sanderson Haldane, on a paper 'The theory of linkage in polysomic inheritance' by R A Fisher, 07 October 1946, RR/69/98, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_69_98/referees-report-by-john-burdon-sanderson-haldane-on-a-paper-the-theory-of-linkage-in-polysomic-inheritance-by-r-a-fisher, accessed on 15 March 2025

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