Lilian Vaughan Morgan

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Lilian Vaughan Morgan was an American geneticist known for her pioneering work on Drosophila and contributions to the early development of chromosome theory.

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instanceOf geneticist
human
scientist
academicDiscipline biology
cytogenetics
areaOfInfluence 20th-century genetics
collaboratedWith Alfred Sturtevant NERFINISHED
Calvin Bridges NERFINISHED
Hermann Joseph Muller NERFINISHED
Thomas Hunt Morgan NERFINISHED
contributedTo development of chromosome theory of inheritance
understanding of linkage and recombination in Drosophila
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
ethnicGroup European American
fieldOfWork Drosophila genetics
chromosome theory
genetics
gender female
hasNotableStudent none known
hasResearchSubject chromosomal basis of heredity
inheritance patterns in fruit flies
hasRole researcher in classical genetics
influenced modern chromosome theory
influencedBy Mendelian genetics NERFINISHED
Thomas Hunt Morgan NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Morgan laboratory at Columbia University NERFINISHED
notableAs one of the early women geneticists in the United States
notableFor contributions often overshadowed by those of her husband and colleagues
contributions to early chromosome theory
experimental work supporting the chromosomal theory of heredity
helping establish Drosophila as a model organism in genetics
pioneering work on Drosophila melanogaster
occupation geneticist
partOf early Drosophila research community
spouse Thomas Hunt Morgan NERFINISHED
studied Drosophila melanogaster NERFINISHED
chromosomal behavior
sex-linked inheritance
workedAt Columbia University NERFINISHED

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Thomas Hunt Morgan spouse Lilian Vaughan Morgan