Masatoshi Nei
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Masatoshi Nei is a Japanese-American evolutionary biologist and geneticist renowned for pioneering molecular evolutionary genetics and developing influential statistical methods for studying genetic variation and phylogeny.
All labels observed (1)
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| Masatoshi Nei canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Masatoshi Nei Context triple: [Motoo Kimura, influenced, Masatoshi Nei]
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Motoo Kimura
Motoo Kimura was a pioneering Japanese population geneticist best known for proposing the neutral theory of molecular evolution.
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B.
Richard Lewontin
Richard Lewontin was an influential evolutionary biologist and geneticist known for pioneering work in population genetics and for his critical analyses of sociobiology and genetic determinism.
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C.
Richard Huelsenbeck
Richard Huelsenbeck was a German poet, writer, and psychoanalyst who was a leading founding member and theorist of the Dada movement in Zurich and Berlin.
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D.
John C. Avise
John C. Avise is an American evolutionary geneticist renowned for pioneering the use of molecular markers to study natural populations, phylogeography, and conservation biology.
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E.
Tadahiko Mibuchi
Tadahiko Mibuchi was a Japanese jurist who became the first person to serve as Chief Justice of Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Masatoshi Nei Target entity description: Masatoshi Nei is a Japanese-American evolutionary biologist and geneticist renowned for pioneering molecular evolutionary genetics and developing influential statistical methods for studying genetic variation and phylogeny.
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A.
Motoo Kimura
Motoo Kimura was a pioneering Japanese population geneticist best known for proposing the neutral theory of molecular evolution.
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B.
Richard Lewontin
Richard Lewontin was an influential evolutionary biologist and geneticist known for pioneering work in population genetics and for his critical analyses of sociobiology and genetic determinism.
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C.
Richard Huelsenbeck
Richard Huelsenbeck was a German poet, writer, and psychoanalyst who was a leading founding member and theorist of the Dada movement in Zurich and Berlin.
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D.
John C. Avise
John C. Avise is an American evolutionary geneticist renowned for pioneering the use of molecular markers to study natural populations, phylogeography, and conservation biology.
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E.
Tadahiko Mibuchi
Tadahiko Mibuchi was a Japanese jurist who became the first person to serve as Chief Justice of Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
evolutionary biologist
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geneticist ⓘ molecular evolution researcher ⓘ person ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
International Prize for Biology
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Japan Academy Prize ⓘ Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences ⓘ Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal ⓘ |
| coAuthor |
Motoo Kimura
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Sudhir Kumar ⓘ Takeo Maruyama ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Japan
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United States of America ⓘ |
| developedMethod |
Nei–Gojobori method
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Nei’s standard genetic distance ⓘ methods for constructing phylogenetic trees from DNA and protein sequences ⓘ statistical methods for estimating genetic diversity from molecular data ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Kyushu University
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University of Miyazaki ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Japanese ⓘ |
| familyName | Nei ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
evolutionary biology
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molecular evolution ⓘ molecular phylogenetics ⓘ population genetics ⓘ statistical genetics ⓘ |
| givenName | Masatoshi ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Motoo Kimura ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Nei–Gojobori method for estimating synonymous and nonsynonymous substitutions
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Nei’s genetic distance ⓘ contributions to neutral theory and molecular evolution ⓘ methods for phylogenetic inference from molecular data ⓘ pioneering molecular evolutionary genetics ⓘ theory of genetic distance and diversity ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Japan Academy
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National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America ⓘ
linked to:
National Academy of Sciences
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| name | Masatoshi Nei ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Molecular Evolution and Phylogenetics
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Molecular Evolutionary Genetics ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Director of the Institute of Molecular Evolutionary Genetics at Pennsylvania State University
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Professor at Pennsylvania State University ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
evolution of gene families
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evolution of reproductive isolation ⓘ genetic variation ⓘ molecular clock ⓘ phylogeny ⓘ |
| workLocation |
National Institute of Genetics (Japan)
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linked to:
National Institute of Genetics
Pennsylvania State University ⓘ |
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