Alec Jeffreys
Sir Alec Jeffreys | |
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Alec Jeffreys, 2009 | |
| Born | 9 January 1950 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England |
| Education | University of Oxford (BA, DPhil) |
| Known for | Genetic fingerprinting |
| Spouse |
Susan Miles (m. 1971) |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Genetics |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | Studies on the mitochondria of cultured mammalian cells (1975) |
Sir Alec John Jeffreys, CH FRS MAE (born 9 January 1950) 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.
Jeffreys is professor of genetics at the University of Leicester, and became an honorary freeman of the City of Leicester on 26 November 1992. In 1994, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to genetics.