Brian Charlesworth

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Brian Charlesworth is a prominent British evolutionary biologist renowned for his influential work on population genetics and the evolution of genetic systems.

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instanceOf British scientist
evolutionary biologist
person
population geneticist
awardReceived Darwin Medal
Royal Medal
Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal
coAuthor Deborah Charlesworth
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
doctoralAdvisor John Maynard Smith
educatedAt Cambridge University
surface form: University of Cambridge

University of Chicago
employer University of Edinburgh
familyName Charlesworth
fieldOfWork evolution of genetic systems
evolution of recombination
evolution of sex chromosomes
evolutionary biology
genetics of adaptation
life-history evolution
molecular evolution
population demography
population genetics
gender male
givenName Brian
influencedBy J. B. S. Haldane
Motoo Kimura
Ronald A. Fisher
surface form: Ronald Fisher
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Royal Society
notableStudent Laurent Duret
Nick Barton
Peter Keightley
notableWork Elements of Evolutionary Genetics
Evolution in Age-Structured Populations
Theories of Ageing
positionHeld professor at the University of Edinburgh
researchFocus Hill–Robertson interference
background selection
effects of selection at linked sites
evolution of sex and recombination
evolution of sex chromosomes and mating systems
molecular signatures of selection in genomes
spouse Deborah Charlesworth

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Darwin–Wallace Medal notableRecipient Brian Charlesworth