Gabriel Dover

Gabriel Dover

Gabriel A. Dover (Gabby Dover) is a British geneticist. He is best known for coining the term molecular drive in 1982 to describe a putative third evolutionary force operating distinctly from natural selection and genetic drift. More generally, his research has been on the evolution of genes and genomes, particularly the complex processes that occur in multigene families such as ribosomal RNA genes. His recent work has focused on development in flies, in particular the co-evolution between the developmental regulatory elements involved in morphogenesis.

His BSc is from the University of Leeds, and his PhD from the University of Cambridge. The majority of his career was spent at the Department of Genetics at the University of Cambridge. In 1992, Dover became a Professor of Genetics at the University of Leicester. He is currently a Research Fellow of the Leverhulme Trust.

Dover co-edited the textbook "Genome Evolution" (Academic Press, 1982) with Richard Flavell. He has also written a popular book on evolution, "Dear Mr Darwin: Letters on the Evolution of Life and Human Nature" (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2000), framed as an exchange of letters with Charles Darwin from beyond the grave. The book seeks to refute the selfish gene theory promulgated by Richard Dawkins.

Key paper

*Dover GA (1982) Molecular drive: A cohesive mode of species evolution. "Nature" 299: 111–7.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Dover (disambiguation) — Contents 1 Placenames 1.1 Australia 1.2 Canada 1.3 Singapore …   Wikipedia

  • Dover Straits earthquake of 1580 — Though severe earthquakes in the north of France and southern England are rare, [Mild earthquakes are quite common. Earthquakes of magnitude 5 or higher occur about every eight years, the Guardian Unlimited reports (… …   Wikipedia

  • Gabriel 400 — Dieser Artikel behandelt das Autorennen im NASCAR Sprint Cup auf dem Michigan International Speedway. Für das gleichnamige Rennen der Saison 2007 auf dem Kansas Speedway, siehe Camping World RV 400 (Kansas); für das Rennen auf dem Chicagoland… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Angel Gabriel (ship) — The Angel Gabriel was a 240 ton English passenger galleon. She was commissioned for Sir Walter Raleigh s last expedition to America in 1617. She sank in a storm off Pemaquid Point , near the town of Bristol, Maine, on August 15, 1635. The sinking …   Wikipedia

  • 1580 Dover Straits earthquake — Though severe earthquakes in the north of France and Britain are rare,[1] the Dover Straits earthquake of 6 April 1580 appears to have been one of the largest in the recorded history of England, Flanders or northern France. It occurred about 6 o… …   Wikipedia

  • Mission San Gabriel Arcángel — A view of Mission San Gabriel Arcángel in April 2005. The open stairway at the far right leads to the choir loft, and to the left is the six bell campanario ( bell wall ) that was built after the original bell structure, located at the far end of …   Wikipedia

  • Pastor Gabriel Mencos — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda PASTOR GABRIEL MENCOS Pastor Gabriel Mencos nació en Villa Nueva, municipio de Guatemala, el 1 de noviembre de 1916. Estudio en la escuela de su municipio destacándose como estudiante; pero además mostró desde muy… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Seeschlacht bei Dover — Teil von: Englisch Niederländischer Krieg (1652–1654) Hauptschlachten des Krieges …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Seeschlacht von Dover — Hauptschlachten des Englisch Niederländischen Krieges In der Seeschlacht bei Dover (Im Englischen Seeschlacht bei den Goodwin Sands genannt) trafen am 29. Mai 1652 (am 19. Mai 1652 nach dem in England benutzten Julianischen Kalender) die Flotten… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • St Gabriel Fenchurch — Infobox church name = St Gabriel Fenchurch fullname = color = imagesize = caption = Plaque opposite Cullum Street landscape = denomination = Anglican diocese = parish = division = subdivision = founded date = founder = architect = style =… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”