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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Biology
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| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:American_Philosophical_Society
gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences |
| gptkbp:alma_mater |
gptkb:Johns_Hopkins_University
gptkb:University_of_Kentucky |
| gptkbp:awarded_for |
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physiology_or_Medicine
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| gptkbp:birth_date |
September 25, 1866
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| gptkbp:birth_place |
gptkb:Lexington,_Kentucky,_USA
|
| gptkbp:children |
three children
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| gptkbp:contribution |
pioneered the use of fruit flies in genetic research
demonstrated that genes are located on chromosomes established the concept of genetic linkage |
| gptkbp:death_date |
December 4, 1945
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| gptkbp:death_place |
gptkb:Saratoga_Springs,_New_York,_USA
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| gptkbp:field |
gptkb:Genetics
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Thomas Hunt Morgan
|
| gptkbp:influence |
understanding of heredity
biological research methodologies study of evolution development of molecular biology educational practices in genetics |
| gptkbp:influenced |
modern genetics
|
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Charles_Darwin
gptkb:Gregor_Mendel |
| gptkbp:known_for |
chromosome theory of inheritance
Drosophila melanogaster research |
| gptkbp:legacy |
founder of the field of genetics
Morgan's flies (Drosophila) became a model organism Nobel Prize established in his honor influenced future geneticists |
| gptkbp:notable_students |
gptkb:Hermann_Joseph_Muller
gptkb:Calvin_Bridges gptkb:Edward_B._Lewis |
| gptkbp:position_held |
professor at Columbia University
professor at University of California, Berkeley |
| gptkbp:published_work |
The Mechanism of Mendelian Heredity
Genetics and the Origin of Species Experimental Genetics The Physical Basis of Heredity |
| gptkbp:research_focus |
gene mapping
mutations inheritance patterns sex-linked traits |
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Mary_E._Morgan
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Barbara_Mc_Clintock
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
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