Robin Holliday
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Robin Holliday was a British molecular biologist best known for proposing the Holliday junction model of genetic recombination and for his influential work on DNA repair and epigenetics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robin Holliday canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4661860 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robin Holliday Context triple: [Mendel Medal, notableRecipient, Robin Holliday]
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A.
Hamar Greenwood
Hamar Greenwood was a British politician and the last Chief Secretary for Ireland, known for his controversial role during the Irish War of Independence and the Anglo-Irish Treaty period.
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B.
Robin Day
Robin Day was a prominent British political broadcaster and television journalist, best known for his pioneering work on BBC current affairs programmes.
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C.
Michael Hamlyn
Michael Hamlyn is a film producer best known for his work on the acclaimed Australian comedy-drama "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert."
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D.
Noel Harrison
Noel Harrison was a British singer, actor, and Olympic skier best known for his hit song "The Windmills of Your Mind" and his role in the TV series "The Girl from U.N.C.L.E."
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E.
Hartley Rowe
Hartley Rowe was a prominent American engineer and government advisor known for his influential role on the General Advisory Committee of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission during the early development of nuclear policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robin Holliday Target entity description: Robin Holliday was a British molecular biologist best known for proposing the Holliday junction model of genetic recombination and for his influential work on DNA repair and epigenetics.
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A.
Hamar Greenwood
Hamar Greenwood was a British politician and the last Chief Secretary for Ireland, known for his controversial role during the Irish War of Independence and the Anglo-Irish Treaty period.
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B.
Robin Day
Robin Day was a prominent British political broadcaster and television journalist, best known for his pioneering work on BBC current affairs programmes.
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C.
Michael Hamlyn
Michael Hamlyn is a film producer best known for his work on the acclaimed Australian comedy-drama "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert."
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D.
Noel Harrison
Noel Harrison was a British singer, actor, and Olympic skier best known for his hit song "The Windmills of Your Mind" and his role in the TV series "The Girl from U.N.C.L.E."
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E.
Hartley Rowe
Hartley Rowe was a prominent American engineer and government advisor known for his influential role on the General Advisory Committee of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission during the early development of nuclear policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biologist
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human ⓘ molecular biologist ⓘ scientist ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Royal Society Fellowship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cambridge University
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surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| employer | National Institute for Medical Research NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
DNA repair
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epigenetics ⓘ genetics ⓘ molecular biology ⓘ |
| hasConceptNamedAfter |
Holliday junction
NERFINISHED
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Holliday model NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
DNA methylation
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aging ⓘ cancer biology ⓘ chromosome segregation ⓘ genetic recombination ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of epigenetics as a field
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research on DNA repair mechanisms ⓘ research on homologous recombination ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Holliday junction model of genetic recombination
NERFINISHED
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work on DNA repair ⓘ work on epigenetics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
papers on DNA repair pathways
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papers on epigenetic regulation ⓘ papers on the molecular mechanism of recombination ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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research scientist ⓘ |
| proposed |
Holliday junction
NERFINISHED
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Holliday model of homologous recombination NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publishedIn |
Genetics
NERFINISHED
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Nature NERFINISHED ⓘ Proceedings of the Royal Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robin Holliday Description of subject: Robin Holliday was a British molecular biologist best known for proposing the Holliday junction model of genetic recombination and for his influential work on DNA repair and epigenetics.
Referenced by (1)
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