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About Clayton Oscar Person
- Clayton Oscar Person, (May 16, 1922 – September 1, 1990) was recognized internationally as an authority on the genetics of host-parasite relations.
- He was born and raised in Aylesbury, Saskatchewan, Canada and died in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
- His writings have made a major contribution to the development of a rigorous theoretical basis for our understanding of how the genetic structure of parasitic populations interacts with that of their host populations.
- This was known as the gene-for-gene relationship.
- His theoretical methods have been applied widely in the practical management of parasitic diseases in agriculture and forestry.
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