Alfred Sturtevant

Alfred Henry Sturtevant
Born(1891-11-21)November 21, 1891
DiedApril 5, 1970(1970-04-05) (aged 78)
Alma materColumbia University
Known forGene cross-over, first genetic map
AwardsJohn J. Carty Award (1965)
National Medal of Science (1967)[1]
Scientific career
FieldsGenetics
InstitutionsCalifornia Institute of Technology
Doctoral advisorThomas Hunt Morgan
Doctoral studentsEdward B. Lewis

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.[2] 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. On February 13, 1968, Sturtevant received the 1967 National Medal of Science from President Lyndon B. Johnson.[1][3]

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  3. ^ "Dr. Alfred Sturtevant, 78, Dies; Geneticist Won U.S. Medal". The New York Times. 7 April 1970. Retrieved 8 March 2023.