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442 words, approx. 2 pages
Stevens, Nettie Maria American biologist 1861-1912 Nettie Maria Stevens was a prominent biologist who discovered that the sex of an organism was determined by a specific chromosome. Although her resea... Read more
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Nettie Maria Stevens 1861-1912 American Cytogeneticist Nettie Stevens hypothesized that chromosomes in sperm determine the gender of embryos when fertilization of an egg occurs. Her research confirmed... Read more
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Nettie Maria Stevens 1861-1912 American Zoologist and Geneticist Nettie Stevens provided evidence that sex is determined through the inheritance of specific chromosomes in germ cells, and she later di... Read more