John L. Jinks

John Leonard Jinks CBE FRS (Stoke-on-Trent, 21 October 1929 – 6 June 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.

This article is about the geneticist. For the Irish politician, see John Jinks.

John L. Jinks
Born21 October 1929
Stoke-on-Trent, England
Died6 June 1987(1987-06-06) (aged 57)
Known forGenetics and cytoplasmic inheritance
AwardsFRS
Scientific career
Fieldsgenetics
Doctoral studentsDavid Fulker, Lindon J. Eaves, Godfrey Hewitt
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