Gabriel Dover

Gabriel Dover
Gabriel Dover
Born	Gabriel A. Dover; 13 December 1937; Manchester
Died	1 April 2018 (aged 80)
Alma mater	University of Leeds (BSc); University of Cambridge (PhD);
Known for	Molecular drive
	Scientific career
Institutions	University of Cambridge; University of Leicester;
Thesis	The genetics and function of the meiotic pairing-control systems in the triticinae (1972)
Doctoral advisor	Ralph Riley
Doctoral students	Stephen D. M. Brown; Enrico Coen;

Gabriel A. Dover (13 December 1937 – 1 April 2018) was a British geneticist, 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.

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