Marcus Morton Rhoades
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Marcus Morton Rhoades (July 24, 1903 in Graham, Missouri – December 30, 1991) was an American cytogeneticist.
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Marcus Morton Rhoades | |
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Born | (1903-07-24)24 July 1903 |
Died | 30 December 1991(1991-12-30) (aged 88) |
Education | University of Michigan, Cornell University (Ph.D. 1932) |
Known for | Demonstrating pre-meiotic pairing of homologous chromosomes in maize |
Awards | National Academy of Sciences, American Philosophical Society, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Foreign Fellow of the Royal Danish Academy of Science and Letters, Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Cytogenetics |
Institutions | Cornell University; USDA, Ames, Iowa; Columbia University; University of Illinois; Indiana University |
Doctoral advisor | Rollins A. Emerson |
Doctoral students | Ruth Sager |
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