>Hororoka No edit summary |
m minor cleanup |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{ | {{Short description|Indian biologist (1937–1988)}} | ||
{{More citations needed|date=June 2023}} | |||
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}} | {{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}} | ||
'''Suresh Dinakar Jayakar''' (21 September 1937, Bombay | {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} | ||
'''Suresh Dinakar Jayakar''' (21 September 1937, Bombay – 21 January 1988) was an Indian biologist who pioneered in the use of quantitative approaches in genetics and biology. | |||
He studied mathematical statistics, physics and mathematics at the University of Lucknow and joined the [[Indian Statistical Institute]] in 1959 where he met [[J. B. S. Haldane]] who had just moved to India. At that institute, Jayakar received early instruction in genetics in a course taught by Krishna Dronamraju and additional training with [[Helen Spurway]]. | He studied mathematical statistics, physics and mathematics at the University of Lucknow and joined the [[Indian Statistical Institute]] in 1959 where he met [[J. B. S. Haldane]] who had just moved to India. At that institute, Jayakar received early instruction in genetics in a course taught by [[Krishna Dronamraju]] and additional training with [[Helen Spurway]]. | ||
He moved to Orissa when Haldane moved. He became the director of the Genetics and Biometry Laboratory after Haldane's death. He made many studies on [[yellow-wattled lapwing]]s along with Helen Spurway. He collaborated with Helen Spurway and Krishna Dronamraju in studies of the nest building activity of the wasp ''[[Sceliphron]] madraspatanum'' (Fabr.). | He moved to Orissa when Haldane moved. He became the director of the Genetics and Biometry Laboratory after Haldane's death. He made many studies on [[yellow-wattled lapwing]]s along with Helen Spurway. He collaborated with Helen Spurway and Krishna Dronamraju in studies of the nest building activity of the wasp ''[[Sceliphron]] madraspatanum'' (Fabr.). | ||
He also made studies on quantitative genetics, sex-determination mechanisms.<ref name=genetics>{{cite journal|author=Cavalli-Sforza, Luca & Carlo Matessi|title=In Memoriam: Suresh D. Jayakar|url=http://www.ias.ac.in/jarch/jgenet/69/51.pdf | He also made studies on quantitative genetics, sex-determination mechanisms.<ref name=genetics>{{cite journal|author=Cavalli-Sforza, Luca & Carlo Matessi|title=In Memoriam: Suresh D. Jayakar|url=http://www.ias.ac.in/jarch/jgenet/69/51.pdf|journal=J. Genet.|volume=69|issue=1|year=1990|pages=51–54}}</ref> | ||
He began work with J. B. S. Haldane working on quantitative aspects of genetics and biology. After Haldane's death, he moved to Italy at the invitation of [[Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza]] at the University of Pavia. Haldane considered him as a star who would rise in the "Indian scientific firmament".<ref name=carli>{{cite journal|author=Carli, L. De|title=In memory of Suresh D. Jayakar, professor of genetics at the University of Pavia|journal=Journal of Genetics|volume=69|issue=1|year=1990|doi=10.1007/BF02931666|pages=45–46}}</ref> | He began work with J. B. S. Haldane working on quantitative aspects of genetics and biology. After Haldane's death, he moved to Italy at the invitation of [[Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza]] at the [[University of Pavia]]. Haldane considered him as a star who would rise in the "Indian scientific firmament".<ref name=carli>{{cite journal|author=Carli, L. De|title=In memory of Suresh D. Jayakar, professor of genetics at the University of Pavia|journal=Journal of Genetics|volume=69|issue=1|year=1990|doi=10.1007/BF02931666|pages=45–46|s2cid=37636660 }}</ref> | ||
==Publications== | ==Publications== | ||
| Line 21: | Line 23: | ||
* Jayakar S. D. 1987 Some two locus models for the evolution of sex-determining mechanisms. Theor. Pop. Biol. 32: 188-215 | * Jayakar S. D. 1987 Some two locus models for the evolution of sex-determining mechanisms. Theor. Pop. Biol. 32: 188-215 | ||
* Jayakar S. D. and Cavalli-Sforza L. L. 1986 Gene frequency variation, population genetic structure, and natural selection. In African pygmies (ed.) L. L. Cavalli-Sforza (New York: Academic Press) pp. 319–338 | * Jayakar S. D. and Cavalli-Sforza L. L. 1986 Gene frequency variation, population genetic structure, and natural selection. In African pygmies (ed.) L. L. Cavalli-Sforza (New York: Academic Press) pp. 319–338 | ||
*Spurway Helen, S.D. Jayakar, and K.R. Dronamraju 1964. One nest of Sceliphron madraspatanum (Fabr.).(Sphecidae: | *Spurway Helen, S.D. Jayakar, and K.R. Dronamraju 1964. One nest of Sceliphron madraspatanum (Fabr.).(Sphecidae: Hymenoptera). J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc., 61: 1-42. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| Line 28: | Line 30: | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://www.ias.ac.in/jarch/jgenet/69/59.pdf List of publications] No longer available | * [http://www.ias.ac.in/jarch/jgenet/69/59.pdf List of publications] No longer available | ||
{{Authority control}} | |||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jayakar, Suresh}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Jayakar, Suresh}} | ||
| Line 35: | Line 39: | ||
[[Category:Indian geneticists]] | [[Category:Indian geneticists]] | ||
{{ | {{India-scientist-stub}} | ||
{{ | {{Geneticist-stub}} | ||
Latest revision as of 15:05, 22 August 2025
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (June 2023) |
Suresh Dinakar Jayakar (21 September 1937, Bombay – 21 January 1988) was an Indian biologist who pioneered in the use of quantitative approaches in genetics and biology.
He studied mathematical statistics, physics and mathematics at the University of Lucknow and joined the Indian Statistical Institute in 1959 where he met J. B. S. Haldane who had just moved to India. At that institute, Jayakar received early instruction in genetics in a course taught by Krishna Dronamraju and additional training with Helen Spurway.
He moved to Orissa when Haldane moved. He became the director of the Genetics and Biometry Laboratory after Haldane's death. He made many studies on yellow-wattled lapwings along with Helen Spurway. He collaborated with Helen Spurway and Krishna Dronamraju in studies of the nest building activity of the wasp Sceliphron madraspatanum (Fabr.).
He also made studies on quantitative genetics, sex-determination mechanisms.[1]
He began work with J. B. S. Haldane working on quantitative aspects of genetics and biology. After Haldane's death, he moved to Italy at the invitation of Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza at the University of Pavia. Haldane considered him as a star who would rise in the "Indian scientific firmament".[2]
Publications[edit | edit source]
A partial list of publications includes:
- Haldane J. B. S. and Jayakar S. D. 1963 Polymorphism due to selection of varying direction. J. Genet. 58; 237-242
- Haldane J. B. S. and Jayakar S. D. 1963 Polymorphism due to selection depending on the composition of a population. J. Genet. 58: 318-323
- Haldane J. B. S. and Jayakar S. D. 1965 Selection for a single pair of allelomorphs with complete replacement, J. Genet. 59: 81-87
- Jayakar S. D. 1963 Proterandry. in solitary wasps. Nature (London) 198: 208-209
- Jayakar S. D. 1970 A mathematical model for interaction of gene frequencies in a parasite and its host. Theor. Pop. Biol. 1: 140-164
- Jayakar S.. D. 1970 On the detection and estimation of linkage between a locus influencing a quantitative character and a marker locus. Biometrics 26: 451-464
- Jayakar S. D. 1987 Some two locus models for the evolution of sex-determining mechanisms. Theor. Pop. Biol. 32: 188-215
- Jayakar S. D. and Cavalli-Sforza L. L. 1986 Gene frequency variation, population genetic structure, and natural selection. In African pygmies (ed.) L. L. Cavalli-Sforza (New York: Academic Press) pp. 319–338
- Spurway Helen, S.D. Jayakar, and K.R. Dronamraju 1964. One nest of Sceliphron madraspatanum (Fabr.).(Sphecidae: Hymenoptera). J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc., 61: 1-42.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Cavalli-Sforza, Luca & Carlo Matessi (1990). "In Memoriam: Suresh D. Jayakar" (PDF). J. Genet. 69 (1): 51–54.
- ↑ Carli, L. De (1990). "In memory of Suresh D. Jayakar, professor of genetics at the University of Pavia". Journal of Genetics. 69 (1): 45–46. doi:10.1007/BF02931666. S2CID 37636660.
External links[edit | edit source]
- List of publications No longer available
  | This article about an Indian scientist is a stub. You can help Bharatpedia by expanding it. |