Chapter 10

INHERITANCE AS A FACTOR IN DISEASE.--THE PROCESS OF CELL MULTIPLICATION.--THE SEXUAL CELLS DIFFER FROM THE OTHER CELLS OF THE BODY.--INFECTION OF THE OVUM.--INTRAUTERINE INFECTION.--THE PLACENTA AS A BARRIER TO INFECTION.--VARIATIONS AND MUTATIONS.--THE INHERITANCE OF SUSCEPTIBILITY TO DISEASE.--THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOLISM IN THE PARENTS ON THE DESCENDANTS.--THE HEREDITY OF NERVOUS DISEASES.--TRANSMISSION OF DISEASE BY THE FEMALE ONLY.--HEMOPHILIA.--THE INHERITANCE OF MALFORMATIONS.--THE CAUSES OF MALFORMATIONS.--MATERNAL IMPRESSIONS HAVE NO INFLUENCE.--EUGENICS 197