Mary F. Lyon
Mary Lyon | |
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Lyon in 2010 | |
| Born | Mary Frances Lyon 15 May 1925 Norwich, England |
| Died | 25 December 2014 (aged 89) |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge (BA, PhD) |
| Known for | X-chromosome inactivation |
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| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Edinburgh |
| Doctoral advisor | Ronald Fisher |
| Doctoral students | Elizabeth Fisher Sohaila Rastan |
Mary Frances Lyon FRS (15 May 1925 – 25 December 2014) was an English geneticist best known for her discovery of X-chromosome inactivation, an important biological phenomenon.