: Evolutionary Biology. Volume I . Theodosius Dobzhansky, Max K. Hecht, William C. Steere.

Theodosius Dobzhansky and the genetic race concept.

The use of 'race' as a proxy for population structure in the genetic mapping of complex traits has provoked controversy about its legitimacy as a category for biomedical research, given its social and political connotations. The controversy has reignited debates among scientists and philosophers of science about whether there is a legitimate biological concept of race. This paper examines the g...

Theodosius Dobzhansky: A Man For All Seasons

In 1972, Theodosius Dobzhansky addressed the convention of the National Association of Biology Teachers on the theme “Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution”. The title of that address (published in The American Biology Teacher, Vol. 35, pp. 125-129) might serve as an epigram of Dobzhansky’s worldview and life, although it is limited in scope, for Dobzhansky believed an...

Theodosius Dobzhansky on Hybrid Sterility and Speciation.

It is a truth universally acknowledged thatGenetics and the Origin of Species, Theodosius Dobzhansky’s acclaimed 1937 book, launched the modern evolutionary synthesis, characterized by uniting the findings of genetics with the facts of natural history. Dobzhansky’s title deliberately contained Darwin’s, as the book discussed a problem broached but not solved by On the Origin of Species (Darwin ...

"Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution": Theodosius Dobzhansky: 1900-1975.

Theodosius Dobzhansky (1900-1975) was one of the principal architects of the so-called synthetic theory of evolution. Born and initially trained in Russia, where he became an entomologist and zoologist with wide-ranging interests, he brought a rich background in systematics and study of natural populations with him when he came to the United States to learn genetics in the laboratory of T. H. M...

OBSCURA AND DROSOPHILA PERSIMILIS UNDER NATURAL AND UNDER LABORATORY CONDITIONS By THEODOSIUS DOBZHANSKY