Roy John Britten, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Roy John Britten

American molecular biologist

Date of Birth: 01-Oct-1919

Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Date of Death: 21-Jan-2012

Profession: geneticist, molecular biologist

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Roy John Britten (1 October 1919 – 21 January 2012) was an American molecular biologist known for his discovery of repeated DNA sequences in the genomes of eukaryotic organisms, and later on the evolution of the genome.