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As a consequence, geneticists described evolution simply as a change in gene frequencies in populations, totally ignoring the fact that evolution consists of the two simultaneous but quite separate phenomena of adaptation and diversification.


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Author Bio


  • NameErnst Mayr
  • DescriptionGerman-American evolutionary biologist
  • BornJuly 5, 1904
  • DiedFebruary 3, 2005
  • CountryUnited States Of America; Germany
  • ProfessionCurator; Biologist; Zoologist; Ornithologist; Philosopher; Writer
  • AwardsCrafoord Prize; Balzan Prize