Bateson and Punnett Observe Gene Linkage
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- Series: Great Events from History II: Science and Technology Series
- Categories: Science
- Subcategories: Biology, Biologists, Scientists, Genetics
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, British History
- Geographical Location: England
- Date: 1906
Article abstract: Bateson and Punnett discovered that certain hereditary characters behave as if they are physically linked, adding one of the important pieces to the puzzle of heredity and the gene theory.
Summary of Event
In December of 1903, a six-year partnership was to begin that would lead to the discovery of genetic linkage. William Bateson, a scientist studying heredity, wrote to Reginald Crundall Punnett, a Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, inviting him to join his research team at Grantchester, Cambridge. The team consisted of a small group...
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