Dobzhansky

American

[dob-zhahn-skee] / dɒbˈʒɑn ski /

noun

Theodosius (Grigorievich) 1900–75, U.S. geneticist, born in Russia.

Dobzhansky British

/ dɒbˈʒænskɪ /

noun

Theodosius. 1900–75, US biologist, born in Russia, noted for work on evolution and genetic variation

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Dr. Ayala moved to New York for studies at Columbia University, receiving his master’s degree in 1963 and doctorate in 1964 under the mentorship of Theodosius Dobzhansky, a pioneering geneticist.

From Washington Post

In the 1930s, Theodosius Dobzhansky, a Ukrainian biologist who had emigrated to the United States, set out to describe the extent of genetic variation in wild populations.

From Literature

Dobzhansky had trained with Thomas Morgan in the Fly Room at Columbia.

From Literature

Dobzhansky called these genetic variants “races.”

From Literature

In other flies, Dobzhansky found that configuration had been fully inverted to C-B-A.

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