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Thomas Hunt Morgan
Discovered mutant gene. -
Sturtevant
Creates first gene map. -
Griffith
Theorized that some type of transformation takes place from the virulent to the non-virulent strain. -
Brachet
Demonstrated both types of nucleic acid occur in both plants and animal cells. -
Beadle and Tatum
Showed how genes direct the synthesis of enzymes that control metabolic processes. -
Tjio and Levan
Studied chromosomes of cells on a glass microscope slide. -
Meselson - Stahl
Produced experiment confirming that DNA replicates as predicted by Watson & Crick -
Howard Temin
Formulated the DNA provirus hypothesis. -
Fiers
First to establish the complete nucleotide sequence of a gene. -
Sanger
Devised techniques for sequencing DNA. -
Yeast Genome
600 scientists worldwide sequenced yeast, it carries many versions of many human genes. -
C. Elegans Genome
First time an animal genome has been mapped. -
Arabidopsis Genome
The complete genome sequence along with gene structure, gene product information, metabolism, gene expression, DNA and seed stocks, genome maps, genetic and physical markers, publications, and information about the Arabidopsis research community. -
Drosophilia Genome
Model organism for experiemental geneticists who bred and crossbred it extensively. -
Zebrafish Genome
Obtain the genome sequence we map and sequence clones from BAC libraries. -
Mouse Genome
Both, humans and mice, have about 30,000 genes. -
Human Genome Project
identify all genes in Human DNA, determine chemical base pairs. -
Dog Genome
Sequenced 2.4 million "letters" of the dog's code; 39 chromosome pairs. -
Brown Rat Genome
Unveiled a "high-quality draft", rats have many of the genes known to cause in humans. -
Chimp Genome
Researchers discover that the chimp has the closest genome similarities.
