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Ayala, Francisco José was born on March 12, 1934 in Madrid. Came to United States, 1961, naturalized, 1971. Son of Francisco and Soledad (Pereda) Ayala.
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This book is an excellent introduction to population and evolutionary genetics. Much of the text and many illustrations are taken from Modern Genetics, by Ayala and Kiger. The authors have used only pre-calculus algebra in the parts requiring mathematical treatment, and the chapters on molecular evolution can be understood without previous knowledge of biochemistry. The chapters cover (1) basic genetics, (2) the genetic structure of populations, (3) the processes of evolutionary change, (4) natural selection, (5) inbreeding, coadaptation and geographic differentiation, (6) quantitative characters, and (7) speciation and macroevolution. There are appendices on basic probability and statistics, and a glossary. Some chapters end with problems, the answers to which are given very fully at the end of the book. The general layout of the text is most attractive, and the line drawings and other illustrations are of a very high standard. J.D. Turton.
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The human genetic make-up of Latin America is a reflection of successive waves of colonization and immigration. There have been few works dealing with the biology of human populations at a continental scale, and while much data is available on the genetics of Latin American populations, most information remains scattered throughout the literature. This volume examines Latin American human populations in relation to their origins, environment, history, demography and genetics, drawing on aspects of nutrition, physiology, and morphology for an integrated and multidisciplinary approach. The result is a fascinating account of a people characterized by a turbulent history, marked heterogeneity, and unique genetic traits.
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In the early 20th century, genetics was integrated with Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection through the discipline of population genetics.
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Ayala, Francisco José was born on March 12, 1934 in Madrid. Came to United States, 1961, naturalized, 1971. Son of Francisco and Soledad (Pereda) Ayala.
Bachelor of Science, Universidad de Madrid, 1954. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1964.
Doctor honoris causa, Universidad de León, Spain, 1982. Doctor honoris causa, Universidad de Barcelona, Spain, 1986. Doctor honoris causa, Universidad de Madrid, 1986.
Doctor honoris causa, University Athens, Greece, 1991. Doctor honoris causa, University Vigo, Spain, 1996. Doctor honoris causa, University Islas, Baleares, Spain, 1998.
Doctor honoris causa, University Valencia, Spain, 1999. Doctor honoris causa, University Bologna, Italy, 2001. Doctor honoris causa, University Vladivostok, Russia, 2002.
Doctor honoris causa, Masaryk University, Czech. Republican, 2003; Doctor honoris causa, University Padua, Italy, 2006. Doctor honoris causa, National University de la Plata, Argentina, 2007.
Doctor, University Warsaw, Poland, 2009. Doctor, University Salamanca, Spain, 2009. Doctor, University Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Doctor, University Pais Vasco, Spain, 2009. Doctor, University South Bohemia, Czech Republic, 2010. Doctor, Ohio State University, 2010.
Research associate Rockefeller University, 1964-1965. Assistant professor Providence College, 1965-1967, Rockefeller University, 1967-1971. Associate professor to professor genetics University California, Davis, 1971-1987, distinguished professor biology Irvine, 1987-1989, Donald Bren professor of Biological Sciences, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, since 1989, university professor, since 2003, professor philosophy, professor logic and the philosophy of science, logic & philosophy of science.
Board directors basic biology National Research Council, 1982-1991, chairman, 1984-1991, member commission on life science, 1982-1991. Member national advisory council National Institute General Medical Sciences. Member executive committee Environmental Protection Agency, 1979-1980.
Member advisory committee directorate science and engineering education National Science Foundation, 1989-1991. Member national advisory council for human genome research National Institutes of Health, 1990-1993. Member President committee advisors science and technical, 1994-2001.
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Author: Am I A Monkey? 2010, Human Evolution. Trails from the Past, 2007, Darwin's Gift to Science and Religion, 2007, Systematics and the Origin of Species. On Ernst Mayr's 100th Anniversary, 2006, Variation and Evolution in Plants and Microorganisms.
Toward a New Synthesis 50 Years after Stebbins, 2000, Evolutionary and Molecular Biology: Scientific Perspectives on Divine Action, 1998, Population and Evolutionary Genetics, 1982, Modern Genetics, 1980, second edition, 1984, Evolving: the Theory and Processes of Organic Evolution, 1979, Evolution, 1977, Molecular Evolution, 1976, Studies in the Philosophy of Biology, 1974.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (Science Freedom and Responsibility award 1987, board directors 1989-1993, president-elect 1993-1994, president 1994-1995, chairman of board 1995-1996, chairman committee on health of science enterprise since 1991, member national council for science and education for phase II, project 2061 since 1990), American Academy Microbiology. Member National Academy of Sciences (section population biology evolution and ecology chairman 1983-1986, councillor 1986-1989, board directors National Academy Corporation since 1990), American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Society Naturalists (secretary 1973-1976), Genetics Society of America, American Genetic Association (honorary life, Wilhelmine E. Key award), Ecology Society of America, American Philosophical Society, Society Study Evolution (president 1979-1980), Royal Academy of Sciences Spain (foreign member), Russian Academy Natural Sciences (foreign member), Mexico Academy of Sciences (foreign member), Academy National dei Lincei (Rome) (foreign), Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution, Serbian Academy of Sciences & Arts (foreign member), Sigma Xi (William Proctor prize 2000, president 2003).
Married Hana Lostakova, March 8, 1985. Children by previous marriage: Francisco José, Carlos Alberto.