《遗传与育种》(原《遗传学通讯》),是中国科学院遗传研究所主办的专业性科普期刊。它以马列主义、毛泽东思想为指导,以阶级斗争为纲,宣传报道我国农业和生物科技战线,在批林批孔和农业学大寨运动推动下,开展群众性育种和遗传学研究的动态、成果、经验和先进事迹, “Genetics and Breeding” (formerly “Genetics Newsletter”) is a professional science journal sponsored by Institute of Genetics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Guided by Marxism-Leninism-Leninism and Mao Zedong Thought, it uses class struggle as a key link to propagandize and report on China’s agriculture and biotechnology fronts. Under the motto of "criticizing Lin and Professor Daozhai of agriculture and carrying out studies on mass breeding and genetics, Results, experience and advanced deeds,