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Was Theodosius Dobzhansky awarded any medals posthumously?

  • No

  • Yes

  • Only the Nobel Prize

  • Only the Franklin Medal

Answer

Theodosius Dobzhansky was a prominent Russian-American geneticist, evolutionary biologist, and population geneticist who died in 1975. Although he was not awarded any medals posthumously, his work has had a lasting impact on the field of evolutionary biology. Dobzhansky's research helped to establish the Modern Synthesis of evolutionary theory, which integrates Darwin's theory of natural selection with Mendelian genetics.
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