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“Wrecks of Ancient Life”: Genetic Variants Vetted by Natural Selection
The Genetics Society of America’s George W. Beadle Award honors individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the community of genetics researchers and who exemplify the qualities of its namesake as a respected academic, administrator, and public servant. The 2015 recipient is John Postleth...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4512532/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26170440 http://dx.doi.org/10.1534/genetics.115.178442 |
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description | The Genetics Society of America’s George W. Beadle Award honors individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the community of genetics researchers and who exemplify the qualities of its namesake as a respected academic, administrator, and public servant. The 2015 recipient is John Postlethwait. He has made groundbreaking contributions in developing the zebrafish as a molecular genetic model and in understanding the evolution of new gene functions in vertebrates. He built the first zebrafish genetic map and showed that its genome, along with that of distantly related teleost fish, had been duplicated. Postlethwait played an integral role in the zebrafish genome-sequencing project and elucidated the genomic organization of several fish species. Postlethwait is also honored for his active involvement with the zebrafish community, advocacy for zebrafish as a model system, and commitment to driving the field forward. |
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spelling | pubmed-45125322015-07-24 “Wrecks of Ancient Life”: Genetic Variants Vetted by Natural Selection Postlethwait, John H. Genetics The 2015 GSA Honors and Awards The Genetics Society of America’s George W. Beadle Award honors individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the community of genetics researchers and who exemplify the qualities of its namesake as a respected academic, administrator, and public servant. The 2015 recipient is John Postlethwait. He has made groundbreaking contributions in developing the zebrafish as a molecular genetic model and in understanding the evolution of new gene functions in vertebrates. He built the first zebrafish genetic map and showed that its genome, along with that of distantly related teleost fish, had been duplicated. Postlethwait played an integral role in the zebrafish genome-sequencing project and elucidated the genomic organization of several fish species. Postlethwait is also honored for his active involvement with the zebrafish community, advocacy for zebrafish as a model system, and commitment to driving the field forward. Genetics Society of America 2015-07 2015-07-07 /pmc/articles/PMC4512532/ /pubmed/26170440 http://dx.doi.org/10.1534/genetics.115.178442 Text en Copyright © 2015 by the Genetics Society of America Available freely online. |
spellingShingle | The 2015 GSA Honors and Awards Postlethwait, John H. “Wrecks of Ancient Life”: Genetic Variants Vetted by Natural Selection |
title | “Wrecks of Ancient Life”: Genetic Variants Vetted by Natural Selection |
title_full | “Wrecks of Ancient Life”: Genetic Variants Vetted by Natural Selection |
title_fullStr | “Wrecks of Ancient Life”: Genetic Variants Vetted by Natural Selection |
title_full_unstemmed | “Wrecks of Ancient Life”: Genetic Variants Vetted by Natural Selection |
title_short | “Wrecks of Ancient Life”: Genetic Variants Vetted by Natural Selection |
title_sort | “wrecks of ancient life”: genetic variants vetted by natural selection |
topic | The 2015 GSA Honors and Awards |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4512532/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26170440 http://dx.doi.org/10.1534/genetics.115.178442 |
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