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Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology

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Entity titleDepartment of Genetics and Developmental BiologyEntity identifier189Entity typeAgencyDate range1989 - 1997DescriptionB. W. Holloway was appointed Foundation Professor of Genetics in 1968 and Chairman of the Department in 1969. Prior to 1969 Genetics was taught as a unit in the Department of Zoology and Comparative Physiology. In 1988 two new departments were created within the faculty, i.e.. Department of Botany and Zoology and the Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology, out of three previous departments - Botany, Genetics and Zoology. In 1993 Professor Holloway retired as Head of the Department and was succeeded by Professor J. D. Hamill. On 1 December 1997 Genetics and Developmental Biology merged with the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, to become the Department of Biological Sciences. Chairman/Head of Department: Professor Bruce W. Holloway (1969-1993) Professor John D. Hamill (1993-1997)

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