Ccorrespondence between Pontecorvo and Dr Sterling Howard Emerson discussing Pontecorvo's plan to produce heterozygous diploids in Neurosporan with Dr Joseph Alan Roper and the difficulties in achieving this
- Reference:GB 248 UGC 198/3/1/22
- Dates of Creation:Feb 1952
- Physical Description:3 letters (4 pages)
Scope and Content
He writes "I have had full success in applying the technique of genetic analysis via somatic crossing over to Aspergillus niger, which is a completely asexual species".
Administrative / Biographical History
Emerson was a pioneer of corn genetics. At the time of writing Emerson was on leave from the Californian Instiute of Technology (where he was employed for most of his career) and working at the University of Cambridge supervising graduate students for David Catcheside, who was himself on sabbatical.
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