Back Genetics and the origin of species AST Genética y el origen de las especies Spanish ژنتیک و خاستگاه گونهها Persian Genetics and the Origin of Species ID Genetics and the Origin of Species Italian Генетика и потеклото на видовите Macedonian Genetics and the Origin of Species Portuguese Di truyền học và nguồn gốc các loài Vietnamese
 Cover of the first (1937) edition | |
| Author | Theodosius Dobzhansky |
|---|---|
| Series | Columbia University Biological Series (volume 11) |
| Subject | Evolutionary biology |
| Published | Columbia University Press |
| Pages | 364 |
| OCLC | 766405 |
| LC Class | QH366 .D6 |
Genetics and the Origin of Species is a 1937 book by the Ukrainian-American evolutionary biologist Theodosius Dobzhansky. It is regarded as one of the most important works of modern synthesis and was one of the earliest. The book popularized the work of population genetics to other biologists and influenced their appreciation for the genetic basis of evolution.[1] In his book, Dobzhansky applied the theoretical work of Sewall Wright (1889–1988) to the study of natural populations, allowing him to address evolutionary problems in a novel way during his time. Dobzhansky implements theories of mutation, natural selection, and speciation throughout his book to explain the habits of populations and the resulting effects on their genetic behavior.[2] The book explains evolution in depth as a process over time that accounts for the diversity of all life on Earth. The study of evolution was present, but greatly neglected at the time. Dobzhansky illustrates that evolution regarding the origin and nature of species during this time in history was deemed mysterious, but had expanding potential for progress to be made in its field.[3]: 8
- ^ Futuyma, Douglas J. (2005). Evolution (3rd print ed.). Sunderland, Massachusetts: Sinauer Associates. p. [1]. ISBN 978-0878931873.
- ^ Ackert, Jr., Lloyd T. (2000). "Theodosius Grigor'evich Dobzhansky". In Schlager, Neil; Lauer, Josh (eds.). Science and Its Times : Understanding the Social Significance of Scientific Discovery. Vol. 6: 1900–1949. Gale. pp. 160–161. ISBN 978-0787639327.
- ^ Dobzhansky, Theodosius (1982). Genetics and the origin of species (Reprint ed.). New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0231054751.
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