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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Nettie_StevensNettie Stevens - Wikipedia

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   Nettie Maria Stevens (July 7, 1861 – May 4, 1912) was an American geneticist who discovered sex chromosomes. In 1905, soon after the rediscovery of Mendel 's paper on genetics in 1900, she observed that male mealworms produced two kinds of sperm, one with a large chromosome and one with a small chromosome.

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   Jul 3, 2024 · Nettie Stevens (born July 7, 1861, Cavendish, Vermont, U.S.—died May 4, 1912, Baltimore, Maryland) was an American biologist and geneticist who was one of the first scientists to find that sex is determined by a particular configuration of chromosomes.

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   Nettie Maria Stevens grew up in America just after the Civil War. Beyond teaching, nursing, or secretarial work, little opportunity was available to women looking for a profession; most simply...

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   Nettie Marie Stevens is shown here looking through a microscope while studying at the Stazione Zoologica in Naples, Italy, in 1909. In 1904, soon after getting her Ph.D. in biology, Stevens was awarded a grant from Carnegie Science.

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   Jun 20, 2010 · By experimenting on germ cells, cytologist Nettie Maria Stevens collected evidence to support the connection between heredity and the sex of offspring. Stevens was able to interpret her data to conclude that chromosomes have a role in sex determination during development.

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8. www.yalescientific.org › 2023 › 05Hidden Histories: Nettie Stevens – Yale Scientific Magazine

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   May 12, 2023 · Stevens studied morphology, the study of the forms of living organisms, and cytology, the study of the structure and function of plant and animal cells. Her research focused on sex determination, how biological sex and sex characteristics are determined in organisms.

9. genestogenomes.org › nettie-stevens-sexNettie Stevens: Sex chromosomes and sexism - Genes to Genomes

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   Mar 31, 2016 · After her European adventure, Stevens was eager to apply her impeccable histology skills to the hot topic of chromosomes and Mendelian inheritance. Once she graduated with her PhD in 1903, she and Morgan planned a collaboration on the controversial and unresolved question of how sex is determined in the developing egg.

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    • They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Nettie Stevens (born July 7, 1861, Cavendish, Vermont, U.S.—died May 4, 1912, Baltimore, Maryland) was an American biologist and geneticist who was one of the first scientists to find that sex is determined by a particular configuration of chromosomes.

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    Who was Nettie Maria Stevens?

    • "Nettie M. Stevens and the discovery of sex determination by chromosomes". Isis. 69 (247): 163–172. doi: 10.1086/352001. ISSN 0021-1753. PMID 389882. S2CID 1919033. Ogilvie, M B; Choquette C J (August 1981). "Nettie Maria Stevens (1861–1912): her life and contributions to cytogenetics".

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    What did Nettie Maria Stevens do after the Civil War?

    • Following her own path. Nettie Maria Stevens grew up in America just after the Civil War. Beyond teaching, nursing, or secretarial work, little opportunity was available to women looking for a profession; most simply hoped to marry well. Stevens, however, would not go that route. She was a teacher, but it was only a means to an end.

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    What was Nettie Stevens microscope?

    • Nettie Stevens’ microscope at Bryn Mawr College. This instrument was reserved for the use of advanced graduate students after Stevens’ death and was “much valued and treasured and affectionately known as the ‘Nettie Maria’.” ( Ogilvie and Choquette 1981) Photo: B ryn Mawr College [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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