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Edgar Anderson

American botanist (1897-1969) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 71

Edgar Shannon Anderson was an American botanist. He introduced the term introgressive hybridization and his 1949 book of that title was an original and important contribution to botanical genetics. His work on the transfer and origin of adaptations through natural hybridization continues to be relevant.

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