Sergei Sergeevich Chetverikov (Сергей Сергеевич Четвериков, 1880-1959) was one of the early contributors to the development of the field of genetics. His research showed how early genetic theories applied to natural populations, and has therefore contributed towards the modern synthesis of evolutionary theory. Some of Chetverikov's ideas have stood the test of time, and some have not: he was generally right about mutation and the importance of na...
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Sergei Sergeevich Chetverikov (Сергей Сергеевич Четвериков, 1880-1959) was one of the early contributors to the development of the field of genetics. His research showed how early genetic theories applied to natural populations, and has therefore contributed towards the modern synthesis of evolutionary theory. Some of Chetverikov's ideas have stood the test of time, and some have not: he was generally right about mutation and the importance of natural selection, but wrong in his opinions on polymorphism. However, to have entered this field at all at that time was noteworthy.
Between the two World Wars, Russian biological research managed to connect genetics with field research on natural populations. Chetverikov lead a team at the Koltsov Institute in Moscow, and in 1926 produced what should have been one of the landmark papers of the modern evolutionary synthesis. However, published only in Russian, it was largely ignored in the English-speaking world (though J.B.S. Haldane possessed...
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