Thomas Hunt Morgan

Thomas Hunt Morgan (September 25, 1866 — December 4, 1945) was an American geneticist. He worked on the natural history, zoology, and macromutation in the fruit fly Drosophila. His most important contributions to science were in genetics; he won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1933 for proving chromosomes to be the carriers of genes. Because of his work, Drosophila became one of the major model organisms in genetics.

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September 25 - 1866 - December 4 - 1945 - American - Geneticist - Natural history - Zoology - Macromutation - Drosophila - Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine - 1933 - Chromosome - Gene - Model organisms

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