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J. B. S. HALDANE

Overview

J. B. S. HALDANE (noun)
  The noun J. B. S. HALDANE has 1 sense:

1. Scottish geneticist (son of John Haldane) who contributed to the development of population genetics; a popularizer of science and a Marxist (1892-1964)play

  Familiarity information: J. B. S. HALDANE used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


J. B. S. HALDANE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Scottish geneticist (son of John Haldane) who contributed to the development of population genetics; a popularizer of science and a Marxist (1892-1964)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Haldane; J. B. S. Haldane; John Burdon Sanderson Haldane

Instance hypernyms:

geneticist (a biologist who specializes in genetics)


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