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His scientific achievements include the discovery of Paramutation in Maize and the study of Transposon s. Brink was also very interested in Agriculture , creating new varieties of Clover and Alfalfa during his career.

Brink was awarded many honors during his lifetime. He was elected to the National Academy Of Sciences in 1947 . He was also an editor of the Genetics Society Of America 's journal, ''Genetics'', from 1952 through 1957 and served as president of the society in 1957.


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  • Owen R.D. and Nelson O.E. Jr., "Royal Alexander Brink (1897-1984)," ''Genetics'', 1986 Jan; 112(1): 1-10.