Genetics of Natural Populations series
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The Genetics of Natural Populations series is a landmark collection of studies by Theodosius Dobzhansky that used fruit fly populations to demonstrate how genetic variation and natural selection drive evolution in the wild.
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Genetics and the Origin of Species
Genetics and the Origin of Species is a 1937 book by Theodosius Dobzhansky that helped found the modern evolutionary synthesis by integrating Mendelian genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
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Unified Neutral Theory of Biodiversity and Biogeography
Unified Neutral Theory of Biodiversity and Biogeography is an influential ecological theory proposing that biodiversity patterns and species abundances can be explained by assuming ecological equivalence among individuals regardless of species.
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Acquiring Genomes: A Theory of the Origins of Species
Acquiring Genomes: A Theory of the Origins of Species is a scientific book by Lynn Margulis that advances the idea that symbiosis and the merging of genomes are central drivers of evolutionary innovation and the formation of new species.
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Materials for the Study of Variation
Materials for the Study of Variation is William Bateson’s pioneering 1894 monograph that systematically documented biological variation and helped lay the groundwork for modern genetics.
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The Causes of Evolution
The Causes of Evolution is a foundational 1932 book by geneticist J. B. S. Haldane that helped establish the modern synthesis by mathematically integrating Mendelian genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Genetics of Natural Populations series Target entity description: The Genetics of Natural Populations series is a landmark collection of studies by Theodosius Dobzhansky that used fruit fly populations to demonstrate how genetic variation and natural selection drive evolution in the wild.
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A.
Genetics and the Origin of Species
Genetics and the Origin of Species is a 1937 book by Theodosius Dobzhansky that helped found the modern evolutionary synthesis by integrating Mendelian genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
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B.
Unified Neutral Theory of Biodiversity and Biogeography
Unified Neutral Theory of Biodiversity and Biogeography is an influential ecological theory proposing that biodiversity patterns and species abundances can be explained by assuming ecological equivalence among individuals regardless of species.
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C.
Acquiring Genomes: A Theory of the Origins of Species
Acquiring Genomes: A Theory of the Origins of Species is a scientific book by Lynn Margulis that advances the idea that symbiosis and the merging of genomes are central drivers of evolutionary innovation and the formation of new species.
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D.
Materials for the Study of Variation
Materials for the Study of Variation is William Bateson’s pioneering 1894 monograph that systematically documented biological variation and helped lay the groundwork for modern genetics.
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E.
The Causes of Evolution
The Causes of Evolution is a foundational 1932 book by geneticist J. B. S. Haldane that helped establish the modern synthesis by mathematically integrating Mendelian genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| influenced |
conservation genetics
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modern evolutionary theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Theodosius Dobzhansky's work on Drosophila pseudoobscura ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
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Drosophila
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evolution in natural populations ⓘ fruit fly populations ⓘ genetic variation ⓘ natural selection ⓘ |
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| publishedIn | Genetics ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid 20th century ⓘ |
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