The geneticist who discovered the white eye mutation in drosophila and helped establish that genes are carried on chromosomes was Thomas Hunt Morgan.
Thomas Hunt Morgan One landmark of modern genetics can be dated to January 1910, when Thomas Hunt Morgan discovered a male of Drosophila melanogaster with white eyes.
What is genetics?
The study of genes and heredity.
Heredity is the passing of genetic information and traits from parents to offspring.
Genetics is the study of genes and tries to explain what they are and how they work.
children usually look like their parents because they have inherited their parent's genes.
