George Harrison Shull

George Harrison Shull (April 15, 1874 - September 28, 1954) was an American geneticist. He described heterosis in hybrid maize in 1908 and made a number of other key discoveries in emerging field of genetics. Shull was the founder of the scientific journal Genetics.

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Smocovitis, V.B. Shull, George Harrison. American National Biography Online. 2000

See also: George Harrison Shull, 1874, 1908, 1954, April 15, Biography, Geneticist, Genetics (journal), Heterosis