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"The linear arrangement of six sex-linked factors in drosophila, as shown by their mode of association” (1913), by Alfred Henry Sturtevant
By: Kevin Gleason
| Published: May 22, 2017
In 1913, Alfred Henry Sturtevant published the results of experiments in which he showed how genes are arranged along a chromosome. Sturtevant…
DrosophilaHeredityInheritance of acquired charactersColumbia University--Graduate studentsMutation
Hermann Joseph Muller's Study of X-rays as a Mutagen, (1926-1927)
By: Kevin M. Gleason
| Published: Mar 07, 2017
Hermann Joseph Muller conducted three experiments in 1926 and 1927 that demonstrated that exposure to x-rays, a form of high-energy radiation, can…
X-raysRadiationGeneticsMutationDrosophila
“Sex Limited Inheritance in Drosophila” (1910), by Thomas Hunt Morgan
By: Kevin Gleason
| Published: May 22, 2017
In 1910, Thomas Hunt Morgan performed an experiment at Columbia University, in New York City, New York, that helped identify the role chromosomes…
DrosophilaHeredityInheritance of acquired charactersColumbia University--Graduate studentsMutation
Calvin Bridges’ Experiments on Nondisjunction as Evidence for the Chromosome Theory of Heredity (1913-1916)
By: Kevin Gleason
| Published: May 18, 2017
From 1913 to 1916, Calvin Bridges performed experiments that indicated genes are found on chromosomes. His experiments were a part of his doctoral…
DrosophilaHeredityInheritance of acquired charactersColumbia University--Graduate studentsMutation