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Richard C. Lewontin

American evolutionary biologist, mathematician, geneticist, and a leader in developing the mathematical basis of population genetics and evolutionary theory, he pioneered the application of techniques from molecular biology, such as gel electrophoresis, to questions of genetic variation and evolution.

American evolutionary biologist and mathematician (1929–2021)

Born	1929-03-29
Died	2021-07-04

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Student Companion With Complete Solutions for an Introduction to Genetic Analysis

by Anthony J. F. Griffiths, Susan R. Wessler, Richard C. Lewontin, William M. Gelbart, David T. Suzuki, and Jeffrey H. Miller
First published in 1993 — 90 editions
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Ohts T/A Intro Genetic Analysis

by Anthony J. F. Griffiths, William M. Gelbart, Jeffrey H. Miller, and Richard C. Lewontin
First published in 1993 — 34 editions
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Quantitative zoology

by George Gaylord Simpson, Anne Roe, and Richard C. Lewontin First published in 1939 — 9 editions
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The doctrine of DNA: biology as ideology

by Richard C. Lewontin
First published in 1991 — 7 editions
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Hidden histories of science

by Robert B. Silvers, Oliver Sacks, Jonathan Miller, Stephen Jay Gould, Daniel J. Kevles, and Richard C. Lewontin First published in 1995 — 6 editions
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The best American science writing 2003

by Oliver Sacks, Jesse Cohen, Peter Canby, Charles C. Mann, Atul Gawande, Liza Mundy, Floyd Skloot, Frank Wilczek, Marcelo Gleiser, and 19 others
First published in 2003 — 5 editions
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It Ain't Necessarily So: The Dream of the Human Genome and Other Illusions

by Richard C. Lewontin
First published in 2000 — 4 editions
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The triple helix: gene, organism, and environment

by Richard C. Lewontin First published in 1998 — 4 editions

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The Dialectical Biologist

by Richard Levins and Richard C. Lewontin First published in 1985 — 3 editions

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Human Diversity

by Richard C. Lewontin First published in 1995 — 3 editions
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Nous ne sommes pas programmés: génétique, héridité, idéologie

by Richard C. Lewontin First published in 1985 — 2 editions

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Üçlü Sarmal

by Richard C. Lewontin 2 editions

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It ain't necessarily so: the dream of the human genome and other illusions

by Richard C. Lewontin First published in 2001 — 2 editions
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Not in our genes: biology, ideology, and human nature

by Richard C. Lewontin First published in 1984 — 2 editions
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The Triple Helix: Gene, Organism, and Environment

by Richard C. Lewontin First published in 2000 — 2 editions

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Population biology and evolution: proceedings of the international symposium, June 7-9, 1967, Syracuse, New York. Edited by Richard C. Lewontin.

by Richard C. Lewontin First published in 1968 — 2 editions

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Biology Under the Influence: Dialectical Essays on the Coevolution of Nature and Society

by Richard C. Lewontin and Richard Levins First published in 2007 — 2 editions

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Die Dreifachhelix: Gen, Organismus und Umwelt

by Richard C. Lewontin First published in 2002 — 1 edition

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Doctrine of DNA

by Richard C. Lewontin First published in 1993 — 1 edition

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Glendale CC Lodish Pack - Molecular Cell Biology 4e & CDR & Mod Gen Analysis 2e

by Anthony J. F. Griffiths, William M. Gelbart, Richard C. Lewontin, and Jeffrey H. Miller First published in 2003 — 1 edition

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American evolutionary biologist and mathematician (1929–2021)

Born	1929-03-29
Died	2021-07-04

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OLID: OL47238A
BookBrainz: b3159f6a-d42b-4a6e-807a-6616ac8a48db
ISNI: 0000000110322466
Library of Congress Names: n78078742
MusicBrainz: a4777960-4da8-44f3-a2e2-17a89ca248d2
SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CFIV030720
VIAF: 108722003
Wikidata: Q659265
Inventaire.io: wd:Q659265

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Richard Lewontin
R. C. Lewontin
Richard Charles Lewontin

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Richard C. Lewontin