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Wilhelm Johannsen
Danish botanist and geneticist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wilhelm Johannsen (3 February 1857 – 11 November 1927) was a Danish pharmacist, botanist, plant physiologist, and geneticist. He is best known for coining the terms gene, phenotype and genotype, and for his 1903 "pure line" experiments in genetics.
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Wilhelm Ludvig Johannsen | |
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Born | (1857-02-03)3 February 1857 |
Died | 11 November 1927(1927-11-11) (aged 70) Copenhagen, Denmark |
Alma mater | University of Copenhagen |
Known for | proving the constancy of the genome Coining gene, genotype and phenotype |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Genetics Plant physiology |
Institutions | University of Copenhagen |
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