Douglas Scott Falconer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetDouglas Scott Falconer
British quantitative geneticist
Date of Birth: 10-Mar-1913
Place of Birth: Oldmeldrum, Scotland, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 23-Feb-2004
Profession: geneticist
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Douglas Scott Falconer
- Douglas Scott Falconer (10 March 1913 in Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire – 23 February 2004 in Edinburgh) was a Scottish geneticist known for his work in quantitative genetics.
- Falconer's book Introduction to quantitative genetics was written in 1960 and became a valuable reference for generations of scientists.
- Its latest edition dates back to 1996 and is coauthored by Trudy Mackay.In 1951, Falconer described a novel mouse mutant that he called reeler for its peculiar gait.
- Later research using these mice has led to the discovery of reelin, a protein playing important roles in corticogenesis, neuronal migration, and plasticity. In 1964, he introduced the use of liability threshold models into human disease & trait modeling.In 1973, he was announced as a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS).
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