Alec Jeffreys

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SCIENCES

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Sir Alec John Jeffreys, CH FRS MAE[7] [6] is a British geneticist known for developing techniques for genetic fingerprinting and DNA profiling which are now used worldwide in forensic science to assist police detective work and to resolve paternity and immigration disputes.[5][8][9] He is Professor of Genetics at the University of Leicester,[10][11] and became an honorary freeman of the City of Leicester on 26 November 1992.[12] In 1994, he was knighted for services to genetics.[10][13][14][15][16]

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