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Roger Burton Land

Roger Burton Land is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Roger Burton Land rather than just read about it. In short: Roger Burton Land FRSE (30 April 1940 – 17 April 1988) was a 20th century British animal geneticist. As head of the Edinburgh Research Station he was one of the several scientists responsible for laying the groundwork for the creation of Dolly the Sheep.

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Reference excerpt

Roger Burton Land FRSE (30 April 1940 – 17 April 1988) was a 20th century British animal geneticist. As head of the Edinburgh Research Station he was one of the several scientists responsible for laying the groundwork for the creation of Dolly the Sheep. The Roger Land Building within the University of Edinburgh's King's Buildings complex is named after him.

Life

He was born in Shipley, West Riding of Yorkshire, on 30 April 1940, the son of Betty Newton Burton and her husband Albert Land. He was educated at Bradford Grammar School, going on to study science at the University of Nottingham. Deciding to specialise in animal genetics in 1962, he did postgraduate studies at the University of Edinburgh gaining a diploma in animal genetics and a doctorate PhD presenting the thesis "A genetic study of fertility in the mouse". In 1966 he joined the Animal Breeding Research Organisation (ABRO). He rose to be director in 1983. On its reorganisation in 1986, he was appointed the head of the Edinburgh Station of the Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetic Research (IAPGR), which replaced ABRO. In 1985 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were William G. Hill, Noel Farnie Robertson, Douglas Scott Falconer, Alan Robertson, Gerald Wiener and Anne McLaren. He died suddenly at his home in West Linton on 17 April 1988, aged 47.

Family In 1968 he married Moira Mackay and together they had three children.

Publications Genetic Study of Fertility in the Mouse (1965)

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Roger Burton Land

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Roger Burton Land claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Roger Burton Land before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Roger Burton Land ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Roger Burton Land

In research: Roger Burton Land appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Roger Burton Land in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Roger Burton Land is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1940 births, 1988 deaths, Alumni of the University of Nottingham, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Roger Burton Land outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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