Nettie Stevens

Description: (American Geneticist Known for Her Discovery of 'X and Y Sex Determining Chromosomes')
Nettie Stevens was an American geneticist. She is credited with discovering sex chromosomes which later came to be known as the X and Y chromosomes. In 1994, Nettie Stevens was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.

Overview

Birthday July 7, 1861 (Cancer)
Died on May 4, 1912
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