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Clarence E. McClung
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Also Known As Clarence Erwin McClung
Born April 6, 1870 • California
Died January 17, 1946 (aged 75) • Swarthmore • Pennsylvania
Subjects Of Study heredity • sex chromosome • sex determination
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