Berwind P. Kaufmann
American geneticist (1897-1975) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Berwind P. Kaufmann (April 23, 1897 – September 12, 1975) was an American biologist. After starting off as a botanist looking at plant chromosomes, he made pioneering contributions to three principal fields of basic cytogenetics:
- the formation of chromosomal rearrangements by exposure to ionizing radiation;
- the identification of specialized regions (the nucleolar organizer and heterochromatic regions) of the somatic chromosomes of the fruit fly Drosophila;
- and the determination of the biochemical composition of both plant and animal chromosomes using purified enzymes.[1]
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Berwind P. Kaufmann | |
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Born | (1897-04-23)April 23, 1897 |
Died | September 12, 1975(1975-09-12) (aged 78) |
Education | University of Pennsylvania (B.Sc. 1918, M.A. 1920, Ph.D. 1925) |
Known for | Identification of specialized regions of chromosomes |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany, cytogenetics |
Institutions | Southwestern College, Memphis, Tennessee; University of Alabama; Carnegie Institution of Washington); Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Long Island |
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