The first essay, "Mendel and Human Genetics," is a
brief (26-page) account of the origins and development
of the subject. Mendel's influence was indirect,
but is rightly considered as of primary importance.
The emphasis, in this essay, is on the development
of sound basic approaches to the study of the genetics
of man, with little attention to the numerous
Utopian schemes that have always been so conspicuous
in the literature of eugenics