John L. Jinks

This article is about the geneticist. For the Irish politician, see John Jinks.

John L. Jinks
Born21 October 1929
Stoke-on-Trent, England
Died6 June 1987(1987-06-06) (aged 57)
Known forGenetics and cytoplasmic inheritance
AwardsFRS[1]
Scientific career
Fieldsgenetics
Doctoral studentsDavid Fulker, Lindon J. Eaves, Godfrey Hewitt

John Leonard Jinks CBE FRS[1] (Stoke-on-Trent, 21 October 1929 – 6 June 1987) was a British geneticist. His untimely death at 57 cut short a distinguished career with many contributions in the fields of microbial genetics, cytoplasmic inheritance, and biometrical genetics.

  1. ^ a b Mather, K. (1988). "John Leonard Jinks. 21 October 1929-6 June 1987". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 34: 322–326. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1988.0012. JSTOR 770055. PMID 11616112.