Scott Gilbert is professor of biology at Swarthmore College where he teaches developmental genetics, embryology, and the history and critiques of biology. He is the author of the college text Developmental Biology, and he works on a number of other projects having to do with developmental biology and the history and philosophy of biology.
Children resemble their parents.
Genes come in pairs.
Genes don't blend.
Some genes are dominant.
Genetic inheritance follows rules.
Genes are real things.
All cells arise from pre-existing cells.
Sex cells have one set of chromosomes; body cells have two.
Specialized chromosomes determine sex.
Chromosomes carry genes.
Genes get shuffled when chromosomes exchange pieces.
Evolution begins with the inheritance of gene variations.
Mendelian laws apply to human beings.
Mendelian genetics cannot fully explain human health and behavior.