John Leonard Jinks

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birth_date = October 21, 1929
birth_place = Stoke-on-Trent, England
death_date = June 6, 1987
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nationality = British
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field = genetics
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known_for = genetics and cytoplasmic inheritance
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John Leonard Jinks (Stoke-on-Trent, October 21, 1929 – June 6, 1987) was a British geneticist. His untimely death at 57 cut short a distinguished career with many contributions in the fields of microbial genetics, cytoplasmic inheritance and biometrical genetics.

Career

He was educated at Birmingham University and remained there for the majority of his career. He was a scientific officer/principal scientific officer in the ARC Unit of Biometrical Genetics from 1953 to 1965. In 1960 he was made an honorary lecturer in the Birmingham University Department of Genetics, eventually becoming Dean of the Faculty of Science and Engineering and Pro-ViceChancellor. Elected to Fellowship of the Royal Society in 1970 he is best known for his study of cytoplasmic inheritance [John L. Jinks (1976). "Cytoplasmic Inheritance (Biology Readers)." Oxford University Press. pp. 16.]

References

*Citation
id = PMID: 11616112
url= http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11616112
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publication-date=1988
year=1988
title=John Leonard Jinks: 21 October 1929-6 June 1987.
volume=34
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periodical=Biogr Mem Fellows R Soc.
pages=321-44

External links

* Jinks papers at the National Archives [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=150-ncuacs7688&cid=0 "NCUACS 7.6.88"]