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inheritance of human birth weight. In 1955â1956, Morton was made a
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for his contribution in the field of human genetics. In that same year, he set up the department of genetics. After realizing that the department was no longer tenable due to administrative problems, he instead decided to set up the
Population Genetics Laboratory at Hawaii in 1964. He was appointed
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as the head of the
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. In 1988, Morton acquired a position as professor and director of the Cancer Research Campaign Research Group in Genetic Epidemiology at the
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in Japan during 1952â1953. This inspired him to pursue a career in human genetics. He earned a PhD in genetics from the
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Morton, By NEWTON E. (1955-11-01). "Non-Randomness in
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to earn a BA in
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Rao, D. C. (2013-02-01). "A Conversation With
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Fujii, T.; Moloney, W. C.; Morton, N. E. (1955-03-01).
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