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Edmund Beecher Wilson
(1856–1939)
Geneticist
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Edmund Beecher Wilson was a geneticist, best known for The cell in development and inheritance.
Quick Facts About Edmund Beecher Wilson
- Born
- October 19, 1856
- Died
- March 3, 1939
- Profession
- Geneticist
- Notable works
- The cell in development and inheritance
About Edmund Beecher Wilson
Edmund Beecher Wilson was a pioneering American zoologist and geneticist. He wrote one of the most influential textbooks in modern biology, The Cell. He discovered the chromosomal XY sex-determination system in 1905. Nettie Stevens independently made the same discovery the same year and published shortly thereafter.
Biography source: Wikipedia
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