Alfred Sturtevant
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 55 years ago |
| Date of birth | November 21,1891 |
| Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
| Born | Jacksonville |
| Illinois | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | April 5,1970 |
| Died | Pasadena |
| California | |
| United States | |
| Known for | Gene cross-over, first genetic map |
| Children | William C. Sturtevant |
| Job | Geneticist |
| Awards | John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science |
| National Medal of Science for Biological Sciences | |
| Education | Columbia University |
| Parents | Alfred Henry Sturtevant, I |
| Books | A history of genetics |
| Nationality | American |
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| ID | 453736 |
Alfred Sturtevant Life story
Alfred Henry Sturtevant 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.