Mary F. Lyon
English geneticist (1925–2014) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the 20th century British geneticist. For the 19th century American educator, see Mary Lyon.
Mary Frances Lyon FRS[5][6] (15 May 1925 – 25 December 2014)[2] was an English geneticist best known for her discovery of X-chromosome inactivation, an important biological phenomenon.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
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Born | Mary Frances Lyon (1925-05-15)15 May 1925[1] Norwich, England |
Died | 25 December 2014(2014-12-25) (aged 89)[2] |
Alma mater | University of Cambridge (BA, PhD) |
Known for | X-chromosome inactivation[3] |
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Institutions | University of Edinburgh |
Doctoral advisor | Ronald Fisher |
Doctoral students | Elizabeth Fisher[4] |
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