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The Mechanism of Heredity
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Jaina Biology emphasizes the infulence of the constituents of the food, etc.33 on the character of the seed in the reproductive tissue especially as regards the stature of the offspring.
"The peculiar characteristics or idiosyncracies of the elements that combine to form the Bija (seed) inust be regarded as a matter of chance (daiva), in other words, "the truly congenital variations are accidental.''34
The Development of Genetics :
As discussed above, Jaina Biology indicates that parental characters are transmitted through both the sperm and egg. 35 It is suggestive from this fact that inheritance is governed by units (factors ) present in the cells of each individual as is evidenced by the embryonic developmen136 and the transmission of Partental Characters or traits.37
This view on the development of genetics as implied in Jaina Biology is explained by Modern Biology in this manner that there are two such factors (embryonic characters ). “In the adult plant which segregated in the formation of pollen or eggs so that there was only one of each kind of factor in the egg or sperm."38 This contention of Biology on the 33. Tam gabbham náisiehim, naiuņhehim, näitittehim, naikaduehim, najkasachim,
nāi-amvilehiń, nāimahurehim, naimiddhehim, Dailukkhehim, Daisukkhehim, .. bhoyaņācchāyanagandhamallehim, vavagaya-roga-soga-moha-bhaya-parissama sā Jam tassa gabbhassa hiam miyam pattham / ....... gabbhaposaņam tam dese ya kale ya ahāramābāremāni etc, Kalpasūtra, 95, p. 85. "Tandutaktam Varşāsu lavanamamstam saradi Jalam gopayasca hemante / sisire camalakacaraso, ghỉtam vasante gudaścā ante", Ibid., p. 85 Subodhika" Yaduktam Vāgbhatte - Vātalaisca bbaved-garbhah kubjándhajadavāmanah / pittalaih khalatiḥ pungah, svitri pāņduh Kaphatabhiḥ / Tatha atilavaņam netraharam, atisitam mārutam
prakopayati / atyuşņṁ harati balam, ātikamaṁ Jivitam harati "2", Ibid, p. 86. 34. Positive Sciences of the Ancient Hindus, p. 237 add here. 35. Bhagavati Sūtra 1.7.61 ; Tandula Veyaliya. 1, 2. "Imo Khalu Jivo ammāpiusa
myoge mau-uym piusukkam saṁsaţtham....gabbhattāe vakkamai etc" ... up to vittikappo havai /" Māu-amgā - mamse mathula mge peo - angā - attbi, aţth:
mimja etc.) Tandula Veyāliya 6 ; 36. Tandula Veyaliya 1, 2, 6 37. Tao mau-amgā pannatta, tamjaha maṁse 1 sonie 2 matthulumge 3......Tao
piuamgā paņņatta, tamjaha - athi, atthimimjā 2 kesamamsuromanahā 3”, Tandula Veyaliya 6.; Bhagavati Sūtra 1.7.61-61. Matthulumzeti mastakabhejjakam anye tvāhuḥ - Medahphipphisadih mastulīgamiti 3 Paitrkungāusukravikārabahulamityarthah prajñaptani ? / Sukrasonitayoh samavikararūpatvāt mātapitroh
Sadharanāniti li, Tandula Veyaliya 6. p. 10 (comm entary). 38. Biology, p. 453.
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