What contribution did Walter sutton make to genetics?

Answer 1

Walter Sutton was a U.S. geneticist who provided the first evidence that chromosomes carry the units of inheritance and occurs in distinct pairs.

Answer 2

Walter Sutton contributed to genetics by proposing the chromosome theory of inheritance, which suggested that chromosomes carry hereditary information. He also played a key role in observing the behavior of chromosomes during cell division, helping to establish the link between Mendel's laws of inheritance and the behavior of chromosomes. His work laid the foundation for our understanding of how genetic traits are passed from one generation to the next.

Answer 3

Walter Sutton was a chemist born in America who clarified misunderstanding with Mendel's theory in the 1900s

Answer 4

Sutton and Boveri both deduced that Mendel's "traits" were present on the chromosomes of cells the Boveri-Sutton chromosome theory was the result.