Roy John Britten (1 October 1919 – 21 January 2012) was an American molecular biologist known for his discovery of repeated DNA sequences in the genomes of eukaryotic organisms, and later on the evolution of the genome.
Roy John Britten (* 1. Oktober 1919 in Washington, D.C.; † 21. Januar 2012 in Costa Mesa, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer Physiker und Molekularbiologe. Er gilt als Entdecker der repetitiven DNA-Elemente im Genom der Eukaryoten. Von 1971 bis 1999 war er am California Institute of Technology tätig. (de)
Roy John Britten (1 October 1919 – 21 January 2012) was an American molecular biologist known for his discovery of repeated DNA sequences in the genomes of eukaryotic organisms, and later on the evolution of the genome. (en)