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The First University School of Russian Genetics

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The first department of genetics (initially genetics and experimental zoology) in Russia was established in 1919 by Prof. Yu.A. Filipchenko. This department took its first steps as part of the global scientific community, which was facilitated by close contacts between leading geneticists who are now recognized as classic figures in the field: T.H. Morgan, Yu.A. Filipchenko, N.I. Vavilov, W. Bateson, G.A. Levitsky, G.D. Karpechenko, F.G. Dobzhansky, H.J. Muller, M.E. Lobashev, and others. The modern scientific and educational activities of the department are predetermined by its previous history, and the department’s staff is continuing to develop the traditions of the educational and scientific complex, in which teaching is inseparable from research within the general problem of mechanisms of integration of genetic processes. The formulation of a broad problem allows one to counter centrifugal tendencies that can be caused by the differentiation of interests and specific tasks of researchers, which, in turn, poses a danger of narrowing down the training of specialists. The formulation of a unifying problem is traditional for the department, and it maintains the foundation of mutual understanding among different genetic specialists, and also emphasizes the perception of genetics as one of the most important general biological disciplines.

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    S. G. Inge-Vechtomov, E. V. Golubkova & G. A. Zhouravleva

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Inge-Vechtomov, S.G., Golubkova, E.V. & Zhouravleva, G.A. The First University School of Russian Genetics. Russ J Genet 59, 522–525 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1022795423050071

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