1909 ⟶ Johannsen Coins the Word "Gene"

Wilhelm Johannsen coined the word "gene."
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🩸 Nasse's Law of Hemophilia

Christian Friedrich Nasse formulated Nasse's law: hemophilia occurs only in males and is passed on by unaffected females.⟶
Nasse's Law of Hemophilia (1820)
BiologyGeneticsHemophiliaNasse's LawSex-linked Inheritance19th Century BiologyMedical GeneticsHeredity
GermanyGermany

🧬 Rediscovery of Mendel's Paper on Heredity

Hugo de Vries, Carl Correns and Erich von Tschermak independently rediscovered Mendel's paper on heredity.⟶
Rediscovery of Mendel's Paper on Heredity (1900)
BiologyGeneticsHeredityMendelDe VriesCorrensTschermak20th Century Biology
AustriaAustriaGermanyGermany

🔬 Sutton and Boveri Propose Chromosomes Carry Hereditary Information

Walter Sutton and Theodor Boveri, independently proposed that the chromosomes carry the hereditary information.⟶
Sutton and Boveri Propose Chromosomes Carry Hereditary Information (1902)
BiologyGeneticsChromosomesHereditySuttonBoveriCell Biology20th Century
GermanyGermanyUnited StatesUnited States

🧬 William Bateson Coins the Term "Genetics"

William Bateson coined the term "genetics" to describe the study of biological inheritance.⟶
William Bateson Coins the Term "Genetics" (1905)
GeneticsBiologyInheritanceWilliam BatesonEarly 20th CenturyEvolutionHeredityScientific Terminology
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🧬 Johannsen Coins the Word "Gene"

Wilhelm Johannsen coined the word "gene."⟶
Johannsen Coins the Word "Gene" (1909)
GeneticsGeneWilhelm JohannsenBiologyHeredityEarly 20th CenturyTerminology
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