Rosalind Franklin is known for her study of the structure of various organic compounds. Her most famous work includes her X-ray crystallography images that aided the discovery of the structure of DNA, and her study of the structure of the Tobacco Mosaic Virus.
Sir Ronald Aylmer Fisher was a British scientist who combined his love for both statistics and genetics to connect Darwin's theories on natural selection and Mendel's experiments with genetic traits, as well as study fitness, variations, and linkages in genes.
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"Rosalind Franklin (1920 - 1958)." Rosalind Franklin (1920 - 1958). N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Aug. 2012. <http://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/AB/BC/Rosalind_Franklin.php>.
"Sir Ronald Aylmer Fisher (British Geneticist and Statistician)." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 25 Aug. 2012. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/208658/Sir-Ronald-Aylmer-Fisher>.
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