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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| Guido Pontecorvo canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Italian scientist
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geneticist ⓘ human ⓘ microbial geneticist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Darwin Medal
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Royal Medal ⓘ |
| citizenship | Italy ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Italy ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfWork | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1907-11-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1999-09-25 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Florence
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University of Pisa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | University of Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 20th-century biology ⓘ |
| familyName | Pontecorvo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
fungal genetics
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genetics ⓘ microbial genetics ⓘ |
| givenName | Guido NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
researcher
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university teacher ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Fellow of the Royal Society ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of modern microbial genetics
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use of fungi as model organisms in genetics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
development of parasexual cycle concept in fungi
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gene mapping using fungi ⓘ genetic analysis of fungi ⓘ pioneering work in microbial genetics ⓘ work on Aspergillus nidulans ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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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
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Neurospora crassa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| studied |
chromosome mapping in microorganisms
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genetic recombination in fungi ⓘ |
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