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Jay Laurence Lush

American geneticist (1896-1982) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 86

Jay Laurence Lush was a pioneering animal geneticist who made important contributions to livestock breeding. He is sometimes known as the father of modern scientific animal breeding. Lush received National Medal of Science in 1968 and the Wolf Prize in 1979.

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