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  2. J. B. S. Haldane - Wikipedia

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    John Burdon Sanderson Haldane FRS (/ ˈ h ɔː l d eɪ n /; 5 November 1892 – 1 December 1964 [1] [2]), nicknamed "Jack" or "JBS", [3] was a British-born scientist who later moved to India and acquired Indian citizenship.

  3. On Being the Right Size - Wikipedia

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    On Being the Right Size" is a 1926 essay by J. B. S. Haldane which discusses proportions in the animal world and the essential link between the size of an animal and these systems an animal has for life. [1] It was published as one of Haldane's collected essays in Possible Worlds and Other Essays.

  4. Haldane's rule - Wikipedia

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    In humans, barring intersex conditions causing aneuploidy and other unusual states, it is the male that is heterogametic, with XY sex chromosomes.. Haldane's rule is an observation about the early stage of speciation, formulated in 1922 by the British evolutionary biologist J. B. S. Haldane, that states that if — in a species hybrid — only one sex is inviable or sterile, that sex is more ...

  5. Haldane's dilemma - Wikipedia

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    Haldane's dilemma, also known as the waiting time problem, [1] is a limit on the speed of beneficial evolution, calculated by J. B. S. Haldane in 1957.

  6. The Genetics Society - Wikipedia

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    The JBS Haldane Lecture, [8] named in honour of the pioneering geneticist and evolutionary biologist J. B. S. Haldane, recognises an individual for outstanding ability to communicate topical subjects in genetics research, widely interpreted, to an interested lay audience. Awards are made annually and are presented at an open lecture given by ...

  7. A Dominant Character - Wikipedia

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    J.B.S. Haldane was a scientist who was born in Britain yet was spiritually inclined towards India. He saw action in the two World Wars, was engaged in the most radical politics of his day, conducted scientific research, and wrote with flair and conviction. The book describes his intellect, vision of society, philosophy, and scientific progress. [2]

  8. Haldane - Wikipedia

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    Bert Haldane (1871–1937), British silent film director; Charlotte Haldane née Franken (1894–1969), British feminist writer; wife of J. B. S. Haldane; Daniel Rutherford Haldane (1824–1887), Scottish physician; son of James Haldane (second marriage) Douglas Haldane (1926–2012), Scottish child psychiatrist and pioneer of family therapy

  9. John Burdon Sanderson Haldane - Wikipedia

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