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National Institute of Genetics

biological research repository

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 8, 2026
Entity authorityQ576466 ↗
Source-derived summary

The National Institute of Genetics (国立遺伝学研究所) is a Japanese institution founded in 1949. The institute is located in Mishima, Shizuoka.

It hosts the DNA Data Bank of Japan.

It offers 3-year and 5-year (integrated) PhD programs through various admissions routes for both Japanese and foreign students.

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The public source identifies “National Institute of Genetics” as biological research repository. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around National, Institute and Genetics.

Editorial reviewA practical starting point whose main value is the path it opens into stronger specialist and primary sources. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1949—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1949-01-01. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with National, Institute and Genetics providing the first useful test.
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Named sources, stable identifiers and responsible institutions provide the strongest route from overview to verifiable evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 8, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q576466. VIAF identifies the subject as 159502118. The Library of Congress control number is n84216425. Authority coordinates are 35.118, 138.939. 2 of 6 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1949.

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This entry incorporates text from “National Institute of Genetics” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.