Angus John Bateman
British geneticist (1919–1996) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Angus John Bateman (1919–1996) was an English geneticist. He is most notable for his 1948 study[2] of sexual selection in fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) which established Bateman's principle.
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Angus Bateman | |
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Born | Angus John Bateman 1919 |
Died | 1996 (aged 76–77) |
Nationality | English |
Known for | Bateman's principle[1] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Genetics |
Thesis | An investigation into various factors affecting crossing between varieties of crop plants (1946) |
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Bateman was a member of the Communist Party of Great Britain during the Lysenko affair. He was an anti-Lysenkoist within the Party whilst writing in defense of Lysenko for non-Party audiences.[3]