William Bateson

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Born	August 8, 1861 • Whitby • England
Died	February 8, 1926 (aged 64) • London • England
Notable Family Members	son Gregory Bateson
Subjects Of Study	chordate • Darwinism • Mendelian inheritance • discontinuous variation • evolution • heredity • linkage group

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