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Gregor Mendel publishes the results of his investigations on pea plants. He cateloges his investigation into the factors that contribute to the inheritance of several characteristics.
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Carl Correns, Hugo de Vries, and Erich Von Tschermak independently discover and verify the work of Gregor Mendel. The creation of a new field of genetics is now in full swing.
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Nettie Stevens and Edmund Wilsons discover the determining chromosomal factors that make us male of female. XX for female and XY for male.
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The word "genetics" is coined by William Bateson
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The chromosome theory of herdity is confirmed using experimentation on eye color of flies. Work done by T.H. Morgan and his colleagues.
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The genetic code is cracked by several researchers around the world using multiple experiments.
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DNA sequencing technology is developed by Fred Sanger which proves to be a vital tool necessary for further explorations into the field of genetics.
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Automated sequencing technology enables genome projects to accelerate at an enormous rate.
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In an enormous breakthrough, the entire yeast genome is completed.
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The first cloning of a mammal occurs in Scotland under the direction of Ian Wilmut and his colleagues from the Roslin Institute.
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The human genome is complete leaving researchers to study the lasting impact this will have on the human race. Controversy still stems from the implications that understanding the human genome will have on further technological advances.
