Population genetics owes its origin to Francis Galton.是什么意思？

Population genetics owes its origin to Francis Galton.

体遗传学的创立应归功于弗朗西斯·高尔顿.

population

n. 人口，全体居民，特定[生物]种群，[物]布居；

例句
60 years ago half the French population still lived in rural areas.
60年前有一半法国人仍然生活在乡村地区。

genetics

n. 遗传学；

例句
Molecule genetics test shows the pathogen is Aeromonas hydrophila with Aer - toxin.
分子遗传学鉴定试验结果表明此病原菌是有Aer毒素的嗜水气单胞菌.

owes

v. 亏欠，负债，感恩，感激( owe的第三人称单数 )，应把…归功于，欠…债，（对位高权重者）忠诚；

例句
I'm certain David's told you his business troubles. Anyway, it's no secret that he owes money...
我敢肯定戴维已经告诉过你他生意上有麻烦了。反正他欠钱也不是什么秘密了。

its

pron. (it的所有格形式)它的，厥；

例句
The government is to accelerate its privatisation programme.
政府将加快其私有化计划的进程。

origin

n. 起源，根源，出身，[数]原点，起点，[解]（筋，神经的）起端；

例句
...theories about the origin of life...
有关生命起源的各种理论

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

Francis

n. 弗朗西斯（男子名，涵义：自由之人，无拘无束的人）；

例句
The chances of Francis eventually becoming manager of England are perhaps higher. It is early days, of course, and he has yet to win anything.
弗朗西斯最终成为英格兰队主教练的几率可能更高。当然，现在这样说为时尚早，他还没赢过呢。

Galton

高尔顿（姓氏； Sir Francis, 1822-1911，英国人类学、遗传学、气象学家）；

例句
Searching for genius, Galton failed to develop a working intelligence test.
在寻找天才的过程中, 高尔顿没能开发出可行的智力测试方法.