1905 ⟶ William Bateson Coins the Term "Genetics"
William Bateson coined the term "genetics" to describe the s...
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🌱 Mendel's Laws of Inheritance
Gregor Mendel demonstrated in pea plants that inheritance follows definite rules. The Principle of Segregation states that each organism has two genes per trait, which segregate when the organism makes eggs or sperm. The Principle of Independent Assortment states that each gene in a pair is distributed independently during the formation of eggs or sperm. Mendel's trailblazing foundation for the science of genetics went unnoticed, to his lasting disappointment.⟶
BiologyGeneticsMendelInheritance19th CenturyHereditySegregationIndependent AssortmentScientific RevolutionBotany
Austria🔬 Sutton and Boveri Propose Chromosomes Carry Hereditary Information
Walter Sutton and Theodor Boveri, independently proposed that the chromosomes carry the hereditary information.⟶
BiologyGeneticsChromosomesHereditySuttonBoveriCell Biology20th Century
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United States🧬 William Bateson Coins the Term "Genetics"
William Bateson coined the term "genetics" to describe the study of biological inheritance.⟶
GeneticsBiologyInheritanceWilliam BatesonEarly 20th CenturyEvolutionHeredityScientific Terminology
United Kingdom🧬 Johannsen Coins the Word "Gene"
Wilhelm Johannsen coined the word "gene."⟶
GeneticsGeneWilhelm JohannsenBiologyHeredityEarly 20th CenturyTerminology
Denmark🧬 Morgan Proposes Linear Arrangement of Genes
Thomas Hunt Morgan proposed that genes are arranged in a line on the chromosomes.⟶
BiologyGeneticsChromosomesGenesMorganInheritance
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