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Mary F. Lyon

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Gender Female
Date of birth May 15,1925
Zodiac sign Taurus
Born Norwich
United Kingdom
DiedOxfordshire
United Kingdom
Known forX-chromosome inactivation
Awards Wolf Prize in Medicine
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Mary Frances Lyon FRS was an English geneticist best known for her discovery of X-chromosome inactivation, an important biological phenomenon.

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