Spreading the evolutionary synthesis: Theodosius Dobzhansky and genetics in Brazil

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 467-475

  de Araújo, Aldo Mellender ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazilian genetics; Dobzhansky; Drosophila genetics; Evolutionary synthesis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL LABORATORY; DROSOPHILA; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN GENETICS; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIAL GENETICS; MIGRATION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NATURAL SELECTION; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SCIENTIST; TEACHING; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

EID: 30644478136     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1415-47572004000300025     Document Type: Article

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