Danko Brncic Juricic, Chilean geneticist (Punta Arenas, Magallanes 31 August 1922 – Santiago de Chile 24 April 1998)

From Croatian descent

Authored over 120 works

First to show that biological fitness depends on inner and relational balance of genes in chromosome

Heterosis and integration of the genotype in geographic populations of Drosophila pesudoobscura. Genetics 39:77-88, 1954

Performed classical studies on genetical ecology of Drosophila (1957-72)

DESCRIBED NEW TUMORS 

Un Nuevo tumor hereditario de la Drosophila melanogaster tu49h. Biologica 11:69-83, 1949

With G. Hoecker. Nuevo sarcoma transmisible de la gallina. Rev. Sudam. Morfol. 7:56-74, 1949

DESCRIBED DIPTERA TAXA

Subgenus

Chusqueophila 1957

Species

Drosophila acroria 1962 with Wheeler & Takada

Drosophila alei  1962

Drosophila altiplanica 1957 with Koref-Santibanez

Drosophila araucana 1957

Drosophila atacamensis 1987 with Wheeler

Drosophila camaronensis 1957

Drosophila cestri  1978

Drosophila cordeiroi 1978

Drosophila gasici 1957

Drosophila hoeckeri 1957

Drosophila huiliche 1957

Drosophila incompta 1962

Drosophila nesiota 1962 with Wheeler & Takada

Drosophila orkui  1957 with Koref-Santibañez

Drosophila osornina 1957

Drosophila pavani 1957

Drosophila serenensis 1957

Drosophila viracochi  1957 with Koref-Santibañez

Hirtodrosophila kuscheli 1957

Scaptomyza budnikae 1983

Scaptomyza noei 1955

Scaptomyza pseudovittata 1955

HONORS

Vice-president, XXI World Congress of Genetics, Netherlands (1963)

Genus Dankomys Reig 1978 (Fossil Mammalia)