Robert Metzenberg
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Robert L. Metzenberg was an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 geneticist
Genetics
Genetics , a discipline of biology, is the science of genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms....

 known for his work on genetic regulation and metabolism
Metabolism
Metabolism is the set of chemical reactions that happen in the cells of living organisms to sustain life. These processes allow organisms to grow and reproduce, maintain their structures, and respond to their environments. Metabolism is usually divided into two categories...

 with Neurospora crassa
Neurospora crassa
Neurospora crassa is a type of red bread mold of the phylum Ascomycota. The genus name, meaning "nerve spore" refers to the characteristic striations on the spores. The first published account of this fungus was from an infestation of French bakeries in 1843. N...

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