the Fly Room at Columbia University
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The Fly Room at Columbia University was a historic early-20th-century genetics laboratory where Thomas Hunt Morgan and his students used fruit flies to uncover fundamental principles of heredity and chromosome theory.
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| Fly Room at Columbia University | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
genetics laboratory
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historical laboratory ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| associatedWithAward | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1933 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employed |
Alfred Henry Sturtevant
NERFINISHED
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Calvin Bridges NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles W. Metz NERFINISHED ⓘ Hermann Joseph Muller NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Hunt Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ other Morgan school geneticists ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Drosophila research
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experimental biology ⓘ genetics ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | symbolic birthplace of modern genetics ⓘ |
| hasRepresentationIn |
documentary and popular science accounts of genetics history
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history of science literature ⓘ theatrical play "The Fly Room" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfLab | Thomas Hunt Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
evolutionary biology
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modern genetics ⓘ molecular biology ⓘ |
| legacy |
model for later genetics laboratories worldwide
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training ground for first generation of American geneticists ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Columbia University
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| notableFor |
demonstrating genes are located on chromosomes
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development of chromosome theory of heredity ⓘ founding work in classical genetics ⓘ |
| partOf | Columbia University Department of Zoology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchLedToAwardFor | Thomas Hunt Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchMethod |
controlled breeding of fruit flies
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microscopic study of chromosomes ⓘ statistical analysis of inheritance ratios ⓘ |
| researchTopic |
chromosomal rearrangements
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crossing over ⓘ gene linkage ⓘ mutation ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
discovery of sex-linked inheritance patterns
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experiments establishing linkage and recombination ⓘ mapping of genes on chromosomes ⓘ |
| startTime | 1900s ⓘ |
| usedResearchOrganism | Drosophila melanogaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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