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The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection

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Creators

  • R. A. Fisher, author

Canon Rationale

A core modern-synthesis source, included for mathematical population genetics, natural selection, variance, and the statistical framing of evolutionary theory.

Evidence

  • museum record: Internet Archive record for Fisher's The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection.
  • handbook: Encyclopaedia Britannica, R. A. Fisher and population genetics context.

Audit Flags

version dependency, epistemic status required

Completion unit: read a documented selection on selection, variance, and population-genetic synthesis, with context for the book’s eugenics-era claims.

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