| Citation | Distinguished for her researches on reproductive physiology, particularly of the mouse. By applying a wide range of techniques to single species, she has contributed significantly to many subjects of fundamental importance, e.g. egg transfer, hormonal control of ovulation, effects of superovulation on subsequent pregnancy, placental and foetal growth, interactions between embryo and uterus during implantation, relation between immunology and fertility, effects of maternal and foetal genotype on prenatal development etc. Recently she has, in collaboration, been employing the technique of DNA-annealing to study the heterogeneity of the mouse genotype, in particular the important and novel phenomenon of gene amplification. |