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Sex-linked Inheritance in Drosophila

By Thomas Hunt Morgan

(3.5 stars) • 10 reviews

Explore the groundbreaking discoveries of how sex chromosomes dictate inherited traits and mutations in the common fruit fly.

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2010-11-18
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"Sex-linked Inheritance in Drosophila" by Thomas Hunt Morgan and Calvin B. Bridges is a science publication about genetics, specifically looking at how traits are passed down through generations via sex chromosomes in fruit flies. This work starts by explaining basic ideas, like Mendel's rules, as well as digging into how some traits are connected and cause specific patterns. The authors also talk about different kinds of genetic changes they saw in "Drosophila", showing why this little fly is so important for understanding genetics.

About the Author

Thomas Hunt Morgan was an American evolutionary biologist, geneticist, embryologist, and science author who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1933 for discoveries elucidating the role that the chromosome plays in heredity.

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