Caroline Pellew

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Caroline Pellew
Born1882
Brighton
Died1963
Hitchin
NationalityBritish

Caroline Pellew (born 1882) was a British

laws of inheritance in various organisms including peas
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Education

Pellew was awarded the first minor

flower colour
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Research and Writing

Pellew conducted much of her significant work on the "rogue" phenomenon in peas with William Bateson and became known as "Professor Bateson's right-hand man",[1][2] or alternatively his "lieutenant, secretary, mentor and foil".[3] She headed the researchers at Merton after Bateson's death, including fellow female geneticists; Dorothea de Winton, Dorothy Caley, Alice Gairdner, Irma Anderson-Kotto and Aslaug Sverdrup.[4]

By 1929, Pellew had proved her passion for genetics and was given the title of ‘geneticist’ and meticulously worked with peas for over 20 years.[5][6]

In 1941, Pellew was forced to take "voluntary retirement" due to John Innes experiencing a reduction in income because of the war.[2]

Pellew wrote many papers on

Pisum (peas) and Primula (Primrose) and in 1931 published a book called Genetical and Cytological Studies on the Relations Between Asiatic and European Varieties of Pisum Sativum.[7] In 1946, she wrote to J. B. S. Haldane to belatedly congratulate him on his marriage, explaining that her letter was late because she was "sacrificing letter writing to peas."[8]

References

  1. ISBN 9783319287553
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  2. ^ a b "War and peas- John Innes Centre- jic.ac.uk".
  3. ISBN 9780674038332
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  4. ISBN 9780674038332
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  5. ^ "Women scientist & early pea research".
  6. S2CID 144712362
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  7. ^ Pellew, Caroline (1931). Genetical and Cytological Studies on the Relations Between Asiatic and European Varieties of Pisum Sativum: I, II.
  8. ^ "Pellew, Caroline". wellcomelibrary.org. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
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