Alfred Sturtevant

E461976

Alfred Sturtevant was an American geneticist best known for creating the first genetic linkage map of chromosomes, laying foundational work for modern genetics.

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Alfred Henry Sturtevant 3
Alfred Sturtevant canonical 3
Calvin Bridges 2

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instanceOf American geneticist ⓘ
geneticist ⓘ
human ⓘ
awardReceived John J. Carty Award of the National Academy of Sciences ⓘ
National Medal of Science ⓘ
contributedTo chromosome theory of heredity ⓘ
concept of genetic recombination frequency as a measure of distance ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
developed method for constructing genetic linkage maps ⓘ
educatedAt Columbia University ⓘ
familyName Sturtevant ⓘ
fieldOfWork Drosophila genetics ⓘ
cytogenetics ⓘ
genetics ⓘ
givenName Alfred ⓘ
influencedBy Thomas Hunt Morgan ⓘ
knownFor creating the first genetic linkage map ⓘ
foundational contributions to modern genetics ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America ⓘ
notableWork first genetic linkage map of chromosomes ⓘ
genetic mapping in Drosophila melanogaster ⓘ
occupation professor ⓘ
university teacher ⓘ
partOf Drosophila research group at Columbia University ⓘ
researchSubject Drosophila melanogaster ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
studentOf Thomas Hunt Morgan ⓘ
studied inheritance of traits in Drosophila melanogaster ⓘ
workLocation California Institute of Technology ⓘ
Columbia University ⓘ

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Thomas Hunt Morgan → notableStudent → Alfred Sturtevant ⓘ
Thomas Hunt Morgan → notableStudent → Calvin Bridges ⓘ
linked to: Alfred Sturtevant
Bridges → hasNotableBearer → Calvin Bridges ⓘ
linked to: Alfred Sturtevant
The Mechanism of Mendelian Heredity → author → Alfred Henry Sturtevant ⓘ
linked to: Alfred Sturtevant
Fly Room at Columbia University → employed → Alfred Henry Sturtevant ⓘ
linked to: Alfred Sturtevant
Lilian Vaughan Morgan → collaboratedWith → Alfred Sturtevant ⓘ
Sturtevant → hasNotableBearer → Alfred Henry Sturtevant ⓘ
linked to: Alfred Sturtevant