Morganism
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Morganism is the teachings of Thomas Hunt Morgan, originally referred to by him as the corpuscular or particular theory of heredity. By the 1930s, it developed into a complex doctrine regarding the localization of hereditary determinants or genes in chromosomes, their behavior during gamete formation, and the properties of genes.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
MORGANISM, the teachings of Thomas Hunt Morgan (see); termed by himself the corpuscular theory of heredity (particular theory of heredity). At the present time, Morganism has grown into a complex doctrine on the localization of hereditary determinants, or genes, in chromosomes, on the behavior of chromosomes and their parts during the formation of gametes (see), and on the properties of genes (see Heredity, Crossing-over).
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“Morganism.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/morganism/