Ernest Brown Babcock (July 10, 1877 – December 8, 1954) was an American

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geneticist A geneticist is a biologist or physician who studies genetics, the science of genes, heredity, and variation of organisms. A geneticist can be employed as a scientist or a lecturer. Geneticists may perform general research on genetic processe ...

who pioneered the under standing of plant

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in terms of genetics. He is particularly known for seeking to understand by field investigations and extensive experiments, the entire

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apomictic In botany, apomixis is asexual reproduction without fertilization. Its etymology is Greek for "away from" + "mixing". This definition notably does not mention meiosis. Thus "normal asexual reproduction" of plants, such as propagation from cuttin ...

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'', in which he recognize 196 species. He published more than 100 articles and books explaining plant genetics, including the seminal textbook (with

Roy Elwood Clausen Roy Elwood Clausen (August 21, 1891, Randall, Iowa – August 21, 1956, Berkeley, California) was a biochemist, botanist, plant geneticist, and drosophilist. Biography Clausen was the eldest of six siblings. As a boy with his family, he moved fro ...

) ''Genetics in Relation to Agriculture''. He instructed Marion Elizabeth Stilwell Cave.

References

Publications

* Carey, C.W. 2000. Babcock, Ernest Brown. American National Biography Online. Oxford University Press

External links

* * 1877 births 1954 deaths American geneticists Modern synthesis (20th century) University of California, Berkeley people {{Geneticist-stub