Fig. 6From: Principles and biological concepts of heredity before MendelExample page of J.K. Nestler’s work entitled “About the influence of procreation on the characteristics of the offspring” (1829). Nestler attempted to give a mathematical explanation on how the overall characteristics of noble sheep are inherited and blend in through six generation of crosses. Nestler used to examine parameters of wool, preserved and collected from progeny as envisioned by FesteticsBack to article page