Template:Did you know nominations/Genetics and the Origin of Species

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The result was: promoted by BlueMoonset (talk) 03:56, 5 May 2014 (UTC)

Genetics and the Origin of Species[edit]

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... that Dobzhansky explains in his book, Genetics and the Origin of Species that all life evolved through natural selection, and this revolutionary theory became critical knowledge not only for the scientific progress of genetics, but for humanity as a whole?

ALT1: ... that Genetics and the Origin of Species is a 1937 book by the evolutionary biologist Theodosius Dobzhansky which novelized the theory that mutations of genes lead to rapid evolution within a species?
ALT2: ... that Genetics and the Origin of Species by Theodosius Dobzhansky united genetics with Darwin's theory of evolution?
Comment: This article has been expanded in depth with a deeper focus on mutations, speciation and also recognizing its historical impact during this time.

5x expanded by Jcf028 (talk) and RockMagnetist (talk). Nominated by Jcf028 (talk) at 01:21, 7 April 2014 (UTC).

Prose portion was expanded fivefold between March 31 and April 4, and it far exceeds the length requirement. QPQ check fine: no previous DYKs. However, the first hook exceeds the 200-character limit and could just as well apply to Darwin. In the second hook, I don't know what is meant by "novelized". There are plenty of similar obscurities in the article. I think this article can qualify for DYK, but first needs a thorough going over by someone with a native command of English. I'll see what I can do. RockMagnetist (talk) 06:13, 13 April 2014 (UTC)

I am going to recuse myself from reviewing this further because I have made extensive changes to the article. I think that I will need a few more days to fix all the problems - I hope that reviewers can wait. RockMagnetist (talk) 23:39, 15 April 2014 (UTC)

This article is a five-fold expansion. It is new enough and long enough. Going with ALT2, which is properly cited, and I have struck the other hooks. I have added RockMagnetist to the credits. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:39, 4 May 2014 (UTC)