Guido Pontecorvo

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Guido Pontecorvo was an Italian geneticist renowned for his pioneering work in microbial genetics and the study of gene mapping using fungi.

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instanceOf Italian scientist
geneticist
human
microbial geneticist
awardReceived Darwin Medal NERFINISHED
Royal Medal
citizenship Italy
countryOfBirth Italy
countryOfDeath United Kingdom
countryOfWork United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1907-11-29
dateOfDeath 1999-09-25
educatedAt University of Florence NERFINISHED
University of Pisa NERFINISHED
employer University of Glasgow NERFINISHED
era 20th-century biology
familyName Pontecorvo NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork fungal genetics
genetics
microbial genetics
givenName Guido NERFINISHED
hasOccupation researcher
university teacher
honorificTitle Fellow of the Royal Society
influenced development of modern microbial genetics
use of fungi as model organisms in genetics
knownFor development of parasexual cycle concept in fungi
gene mapping using fungi
genetic analysis of fungi
pioneering work in microbial genetics
work on Aspergillus nidulans
languageOfWorkOrName English
Italian
memberOf Royal Society
name Guido Pontecorvo NERFINISHED
nationality Italian
placeOfBirth Pisa NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Glasgow NERFINISHED
placeOfWork Glasgow NERFINISHED
positionHeld Professor of Genetics at the University of Glasgow
researchSubject Aspergillus nidulans NERFINISHED
Neurospora crassa NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
studied chromosome mapping in microorganisms
genetic recombination in fungi

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