European Award in Human Genetics 1994 – III Edition – Prof Mary Frances Lyon
Prof. Mary Lyon, director of the University of Chilton in the UK. Her studies have allowed the comprehension of the mechanisms of genetic control of the X chromosome, giving the name to the “Lyonization” procedure.
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