Wilhelm Johannsen was a Danish pharmacist, botanist, plant physiologist, and geneticist, best known for coining the terms gene, phenotype and genotype, and for his 1903 pure line experiments in genetics. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Defining ContributionHe coined the terms gene, phenotype and genotype and, through his 1903 pure line experiments, established the distinction between an organism's heritable genotype and its observable phenotype. 1 In the Other Atlases
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best known for coining the terms gene, phenotype and genotype, and for his 1903 "pure line" experiments in genetics
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3 February 1857
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11 November 1927
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Wilhelm Johannsen was a Danish pharmacist, botanist, plant physiologist, and geneticist.
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He is best known for coining the terms gene, phenotype and genotype, and for his 1903 "pure line" experiments in genetics.
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