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History of Genetics

 * History of Genetics: History of genetics
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Lead Evaluation
The Lead includes a introduction that fully explains the topic of this article, and clearly demonstrates its purpose. It does not include a description of the major sections, but rather more of a summary of what the major sections are trying to say or are showing. The Lead includes extra background detail that was not explicitly stated elsewhere in the article. The Lead also has a good amount of detail, but because it is not just a complete summary of the content, it is not repetitive and provides important background detatils.

Content Evaluation
The content within the article chosen is relevant to Biology of Sex because it discusses genetics and DNA. This content seems up to date, especially because the most recent timeline entry was from 2016. There seems to be only relevant content, and most information seems necessary and helps to explain the history of genetics. There could possibly be an addition of more recent studies on genetics to see larger and more recent advancements.

Tone and Balance Evaluation
This is a neutral article that is based off of history and science. Overall it does not seem biased in any way as it is composed of research and different studies by different geneticists through history. The article is based around Mendel and may be pushing his studies slightly, but it seems as though Mendel made significant contributions and his work should be valued in this history.

Sources and References Evaluation
It seems as though most every fact is cited, and there are many reputable citied sources. Each of the sources relates to either history, genetics, or science and fit in well and are used to the best of their ability throughout the article. There are a wide range of sources, and while some of them may be from the earlier 1900s there are also sources from the early 2000s all the way up until 2016. The links work well and there are different groups of sources represented and different authors and researchers represented as well.

Organization Evaluation
The article is a little challenging to read because it is only the history of genetics and there are a lot of different facts all within the writing. The information present does make sense though and is helpful to establish this background and history. The topic breakdown is well thought out and done mainly by time frame and it helpful to understand and put the finding together.

Images and Media Evaluation
There is very good use of images within this article to show a point and demonstrate concepts. The images all have captions that thoroughly explain their purpose and show where they came from. The images could be easier to look at, having each of the images pushed and crammed into the side margins makes them see less important even though they are of great help in understanding the concepts and topics.

Talk Page Evaluation
There are some interesting conversations and comments on the talk page. My favorite comment being "Evolution is not real and should not contaminate this article." The article is a level 5 vital article in History, and it is also a C-Class article. This is discussed in a more historical viewpoint than is discussed in class. There is also more opportunity to learn deeper about this subject.

Overall impressions
Overall this article does a great job at exploring a connection between genetics and biology, while also providing helpful history to show the formation of genetics studies over time. The article could be improved by discussing more about biology within it and maybe referencing DNA even more than is done. The article I would say is well-developed and put together in a thourough and thoughtful manner.

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