Roy John Britten
American molecular biologist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Roy John Britten (1 October 1919 – 21 January 2012) was an American molecular biologist known for his discovery of repeated DNA sequences in the genomes of eukaryotic organisms, and later on the evolution of the genome.[1]
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Roy John Britten | |
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Born | (1919-10-01)1 October 1919 |
Died | 21 January 2012 (2012-01-22) (aged 92) |
Nationality | American |
Education | Upper Canada College University of Virginia (B.S. Physics) Johns Hopkins University (Ph.D. Physics), Princeton University (Ph.D. 1951) |
Known for | Discovery of repeated DNA sequences |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Molecular Biology |
Institutions | Carnegie Institution of Washington, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, California Institute of Technology |
Thesis | The Scattering of 32 MeV Protons from Several Elements |
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