In other words, he would have expected to produce byselection an increase of the average length of the awns.
compare with Galton:<br /> Galton, F. (1886). "Regression towards mediocrity in hereditary stature". The Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. 15: 246–263. doi:10.2307/2841583. JSTOR 2841583.
Whatdegree of permanence do we encounter in hereditaryproperties and what must we therefore attribute to thematerial structures which carry them?
Chromosomal:eory of Inheritanc
This states that chromosomes drive the genetic heredity of living organisms. Chromosome behavior takes part in segregation, assortment, and sometimes linkage.