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The contributions of Nettie Stevens to the field of sex chromosome biology.
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences - 9 May 2022
Carey Sarah B, Aközbek Laramie, Harkess Alex
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The early 1900s delivered many foundational discoveries in genetics, including re-discovery of Mendel's research and the chromosomal theory of inheritance. Following these insights, many focused their research on whether the development of separate sexes had a chromosomal basis or if instead it was caused by environmental factors. It is Dr Nettie M. Stevens' Studies in spermatogenesis (1905) that provided the...
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