Douglas Scott Falconer

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Douglas Scott Falconer
Born (1913-03-10)10 March 1913
Old Meldrum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
Fields Quantitative genetics
Genetic epidemiology
Institutions Edinburgh University
Alma mater Cambridge University
St. Andrews University
Doctoral advisor James Gray

Douglas Scott Falconer FRS FRSE (10 March 1913 in Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire – 23 February 2004 in 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.

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