Alec Jeffreys
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Sir Alec John Jeffreys, CH FRS MAE[7] (born 9 January 1950)[1] is a British geneticist known for developing techniques for genetic fingerprinting and DNA profiling which are now used worldwide in forensic science to assist police detective work and to resolve paternity and immigration disputes.[6][8][9]
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Born | (1950-01-09) 9 January 1950 (age 74)[1] Oxford, Oxfordshire, England |
Nationality | British |
Education | University of Oxford (BA, DPhil) |
Known for | Genetic fingerprinting |
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Susan Miles ā (m. 1971) |
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Fields | Genetics[6] |
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Thesis | Studies on the mitochondria of cultured mammalian cells (1975) |
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Jeffreys is Professor of Genetics at the University of Leicester,[10][11] and became an honorary freeman of the City of Leicester on 26 November 1992.[12] In 1994, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to genetics.[10][13][14]