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Colin Munro MacLeod

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Czech-American biologist

CanadaAcademicsLived 1909 to 1972 · aged 63
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Colin Munro MacLeod was a Canadian-American geneticist. He was one of a trio of scientists who discovered that deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA is responsible for the transformation of the physical characteristics of bacteria, which subsequently led to its identification as the molecule responsible for heredity.

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1971Alexander Fleming Award

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Canada
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Academics
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deceased
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Lived 1909 to 1972 · aged 63
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