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This is a list of prominent geneticists, organized alphabetically by country of birth or residence. Geneticists study heredity in general and genes in particular. (See also biology; DNA; genetics; RNA.)

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Austrian

British

Canadian

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French

  • Jérôme-Jean-Louis-Marie Lejeune

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Ukrainian

This article was most recently revised and updated by Richard Pallardy.