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What are scientific theories and how should they be represented? In this article, I propose a causal–structural account, according to which scientific theories are to be represented as sets of interrelated causal and credal nets. In contrast with other accounts of scientific theories (such as Sneedian structuralism, Kitcher’s unificationist view, and Darden’s theory of theoretical components), this leaves room for causality to play a substantial role. As a result, an interesting account of explanation is provided, which sheds light on explanatory unification within a causalist framework. The theory of classical genetics is used as a case study. 1 Introduction 2 The Theory of Classical Genetics 3 Three Philosophical Accounts of the Theory of Classical Genetics   3.1 The structuralist account   3.2 Kitcher’s unificationism   3.3 Darden and theory change in science 4 A Common Lacuna: Where is Causality? 5 Woodward’s Interventionist Account of Causation 6 Causal Bayes Nets and Their Interrelations   6.1 Causal Bayes nets   6.2 Relations among causal nets   6.3 Credal nets and their interrelations 7 The Theory of the Gene and its Causal Graph 8 A First Exemplar: Stem Length in Pea Plants   8.1 Three crosses on stem length in pea plants   8.2 The causal graph for stem length in pea plants   8.3 Morgan’s explanatory principles and the credal net for stem length in pea plants 9 Explaining Mendel’s Crosses: A Causal–Structural Account 10 Monohybrid Crosses with Complete Dominance 11 Exemplars, Abstract Explanatory Patterns, Generic Credal Nets, and Mechanism Schemas 12 Incomplete Dominance 13 Anomalies 14 Multi-hybrid Crosses with Independent Assortment 15 Multi-hybrid Crosses with Linkage and Crossing-Over 16 Double Crossing-Over and the Linear Order of the Gene 17 Causal–Structural Explanation 18 Explanatory Unification 19 Concluding Remarks 1 Introduction 2 The Theory of Classical Genetics 3 Three Philosophical Accounts of the Theory of Classical Genetics   3.1 The structuralist account   3.2 Kitcher’s unificationism   3.3 Darden and theory change in science   3.1 The structuralist account   3.2 Kitcher’s unificationism   3.3 Darden and theory change in science 4 A Common Lacuna: Where is Causality? 5 Woodward’s Interventionist Account of Causation 6 Causal Bayes Nets and Their Interrelations   6.1 Causal Bayes nets   6.2 Relations among causal nets   6.3 Credal nets and their interrelations   6.1 Causal Bayes nets   6.2 Relations among causal nets   6.3 Credal nets and their interrelations 7 The Theory of the Gene and its Causal Graph 8 A First Exemplar: Stem Length in Pea Plants   8.1 Three crosses on stem length in pea plants   8.2 The causal graph for stem length in pea plants   8.3 Morgan’s explanatory principles and the credal net for stem length in pea plants   8.1 Three crosses on stem length in pea plants   8.2 The causal graph for stem length in pea plants   8.3 Morgan’s explanatory principles and the credal net for stem length in pea plants 9 Explaining Mendel’s Crosses: A Causal–Structural Account 10 Monohybrid Crosses with Complete Dominance 11 Exemplars, Abstract Explanatory Patterns, Generic Credal Nets, and Mechanism Schemas 12 Incomplete Dominance 13 Anomalies 14 Multi-hybrid Crosses with Independent Assortment 15 Multi-hybrid Crosses with Linkage and Crossing-Over 16 Double Crossing-Over and the Linear Order of the Gene 17 Causal–Structural Explanation 18 Explanatory Unification 19 Concluding Remarks

The Structure of Scientific Theories, Explanation, and Unification. A Causal–Structural Account