uk ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 5 . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁Moore ' s ▁mother ▁divor ced ▁again ▁and ▁took ▁the ▁family ▁to ▁Washington ▁D . C . ▁and ▁then ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁Moore ▁finished ▁his ▁last ▁two ▁years ▁of ▁high ▁school ▁at ▁H aar en ▁High ▁School . ▁He ▁also ▁volunte ered ▁at ▁the ▁American ▁Museum ▁of ▁Natural ▁History . ▁Despite ▁his ▁hum ble ▁background ▁he ▁was ▁accepted ▁to ▁Columbia ▁College ▁as ▁an ▁under grad uate ▁after ▁a ▁strong ▁interview . ▁While ▁there , ▁he ▁married ▁fellow ▁emb ry ology ▁gradu ate ▁student ▁Betty ▁Clark ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁Both ▁had ▁studied ▁under ▁L ester ▁Bar th . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁likely ▁Moore ' s ▁suggestion ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁that ▁influenced ▁L ester ▁Sh arp ▁and ▁Franz ▁S hr ader ▁to ▁coin ▁the ▁term ▁k inet och ore , ▁which ▁refers ▁to ▁a ▁gen etic ▁structure ▁key ▁to ▁chrom os ome ▁con gression ▁during ▁met az o an ▁mit osis . ▁ ▁Career ▁From ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁Moore ▁t utor ed ▁bi ology ▁at ▁Brook lyn ▁College ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁he ▁taught ▁bi ology ▁at ▁Queens ▁College . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁Moore ▁was ▁h ired ▁by ▁Bar n ard ▁College ▁to ▁teach ▁zo ology . ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁full ▁professor ▁in ▁ 1 9 5