Douglas Scott Falconer

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Douglas Scott Falconer FRS FRSE (March 10, 1913, Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire – February 23, 2004, Edinburgh)^[1] was a British geneticist known for his work in quantitative genetics.^[2] Falconer's book Introduction to quantitative genetics was written in 1960 and became a valuable reference for generations of scientists. Its latest edition dates back to 1996 and is coauthored by Trudy F.C. Mackay.^[3]

In 1951, Falconer described a novel mouse mutant that he called reeler for its peculiar gait.^[4] Later research using these mice has led to the discovery of reelin, a protein playing important roles in corticogenesis, neuronal migration, and plasticity.

See also

• Falconer's formula

References

1. ^ Bowman, J. C. (2005). "Douglas Scott Falconer. 10 March 1913 - 23 February 2004: Elected F.R.S. 1973". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 51: 119. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2005.0008.  edit
2. ^ MacKay, T. F. C. (2004). "Douglas Scott Falconer (1913–2004)". Heredity 93 (2): 119–121. doi:10.1038/sj.hdy.6800506. PMID 15241449.  edit
3. ^ Hill, W. G.; MacKay, T. F. (2004). "D. S. Falconer and Introduction to quantitative genetics". Genetics 167 (4): 1529–1536. PMC 1471025. PMID 15342495. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=1471025.  edit
4. ^ Falconer, D. S. (1951). "Two new mutants, 'trembler' and 'reeler', with neurological actions in the house mouse (Mus musculus L.)". Journal of Genetics 50 (2): 192–205. doi:10.1007/BF02996215.  edit

Persondata
Name	Falconer, Douglas Scott
Alternative names
Short description	British quantitative geneticist
Date of birth	March 10, 1913
Place of birth	Oldmeldrum
Date of death	February 23, 2004
Place of death	Edinburgh