In the words of Theodosius Dobzhansky, "Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution".
Even ordinary-seeming animals are marvellous in the light of evolution: the chicken, for example, is the closest living relative of Tyrannosaurus rex.
Theodosius Dobzhansky, one of the founders of genetics, once said that "nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution".
Ukrainian American geneticist and evolutionist Theodosius Dobzhansky noted in the 20th century that "nothing makes sense in biology except in the light of evolution".
Our essentialist urge toward rigid definitions of "human" (in debates over abortion and animal rights) and "alive" (in debates over euthanasia and end-of-life decisions) makes no sense in the light of evolution and other gradualistic phenomena.
The oft-repeated maxim of Russian biologist Theodosius Dobzhansky, "Nothing makes sense in biology except in the light of evolution", is trotted out here too, which is fine as it deserves cultural ubiquity.
Fatimah Jackson, a biological anthropologist who converted to Islam, quotes Theodosius Dobzhansky, one of the founders of genetics, saying that "nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution".
However, as for all organisms, we now consider our special features in the light of evolution.
As Dobzhansky (1973) famously stated, "nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution".
Theodosius Dobznahnsky said nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution.
Dobzhansky advocated "Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution" (Dobzhansky 1973, p. 125).
