Question

What was alfred sturtevant's contribution to the genetic research?

Answer 1

Explanation:

• Alfred Henry Sturtevant (November 21, 1891 – April 5, 1970) was an American geneticist.
• Sturtevant constructed the first genetic map of a chromosome in 1911.
• Throughout his career he worked on the organism Drosophila melanogaster with Thomas Hunt Morgan.
• By watching the development of flies in which the earliest cell division produced two different genomes, he measured the embryonic distance between organs in a unit which is called the sturt in his honor.
• In 1967, Sturtevant received the National Medal of Science.