Kathleen Bever Blackburn
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Kathleen Bever Blackburn, FLS (1892–1968) was a British botanist best remembered for the 1923 discovery that plant cells have sex chromosomes.[1] Her principal contributions were in plant cytology and genetics. She was also a pioneer of pollen analysis.[2]: 49 She taught botany at Armstrong College, Durham University (later renamed King's College, now Newcastle University) from 1918 to 1957.[2]: 49
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Kathleen Bever Blackburn | |
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Born | 1892 |
Died | August 1968 (aged 75–76) |
Citizenship | British |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany |
Institutions | Armstrong College |
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