Felix Bernstein and the first human marker locus
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Felix Bernstein, born in 1878 in Halle, Germany, finished his doctorate in mathematics at Gottingen. His involvement in genetics was traced in his statistical analysis of multiple factors in quatitative traits in the early 20s. His greatest contribution was his study on blood group inheritance, the first human markers, with which he proposed the multiple allele alternative in 1925 which corrected the then prevailing two-locus hypothesis. He took his work on blood groups further when he studied the effects of consanguinity. He migrated to the US in 1928 and taught mathematics in a number of universities although his research work had been noted to have declined after this move.
Publication Name: Genetics
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0016-6731
Year: 1993
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N.I. Vavilov, martyr to genetic truth
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Nikolai Ivanovitch Vavilov was one of the USSR's most respected scientists and greatest plant geneticists. He was the head of the All-Union Institute of Plant Breeding, was the author of hundreds of books and articles, was elected VP and Pres of the sixth and seventh International Congess of Genetics, respectively and a recipient of numerous scientific awards. As head of programs aimed to raise agricultural productivity, he relied strongly on systematic collection, hybridization and selection methods, which yielded excellent results despite being time-consuming. Despite these achievements, he was arrested by the government in 1940. He died in detention in 1943.
Publication Name: Genetics
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0016-6731
Year: 1993
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