Marcus Morton Rhoades | |
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| Born | 24 July 1903 |
| Died | 30 December 1991 (aged 88) |
| Education | University of Michigan, Cornell University (Ph.D. 1932) |
| Known for | Demonstrating pre-meiotic pairing of homologous chromosomes in maize |
| Awards | National Academy of Sciences, American Philosophical Society, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Foreign Fellow of the Royal Danish Academy of Science and Letters, Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Cytogenetics |
| Institutions | Cornell University; USDA, Ames, Iowa; Columbia University; University of Illinois; Indiana University |
| Doctoral advisor | Rollins A. Emerson |
| Doctoral students | Ruth Sager |
Marcus Morton Rhoades (July 24, 1903 in Graham, Missouri – December 30, 1991) was an American cytogeneticist.