Thomas Hunt Morgan
Nobel Prize laureate in Medicine 1933
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Thomas Hunt Morgan, born on September 25, 1866, in Lexington, Kentucky, was a renowned American biologist known for his work in genetics. He pioneered the use of the fruit fly as a model organism to study heredity. His research led to fundamental discoveries about the role of chromosomes in the transmission of hereditary traits. In 1933, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his significant contributions to the understanding of heredity. Morgan passed away on December 4, 1945.
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- Who is Thomas Hunt Morgan?
- Thomas Hunt Morgan, born on September 25, 1866, in Lexington, Kentucky, was a renowned American biologist known for his work in genetics. He pioneered the use of the fruit fly as a model organism to study heredity. His research led to fundamental discoveries about the role of chromosomes in the transmission of hereditary traits. In 1933, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his significant contributions to the understanding of heredity. Morgan passed away on December 4, 1945.
- In what year did Thomas Hunt Morgan win the Nobel Prize?
- 1933 — Medicine