Alec J. Jeffreys
Alec J. Jeffreys
1950-
British biologist who discovered the process of genetic fingerprinting and who helped discover the genetic marker for colon cancer. Genetic fingerprinting has become increasingly useful in law enforcement and in establishing paternity because it identifies certain stretches of DNA that, although unique to each individual, also show patterns that run in families. This, in turn, has allowed genetic testing to be used to show guilt in many cases as well as proving the innocence of many who had been falsely accused. See long biography on p. 157.
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BORN: 1910, Paris, France
DIED: 1986, Paris, France
NATIONALITY: French
GENRE: Drama, Fiction, Poetry
MAJOR WORKS:
The Condemned Man (194… Genetic Erosion , genetic erosion The loss of genetic information that occurs when highly adaptable cultivars are developed and threaten the survival of their more loc…
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