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Dr. Calvin B. Bridges with his chart of flies, Los Angeles County, 1932-1935

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Title: Dr. Calvin B. Bridges with his chart of flies, Los Angeles County, 1932-1935
Date Created and/or Issued: 1932-1935
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Dr. Bridges uses a pen to point at a spot on the chart depicting the flies.
Photograph appears with the article, "What's New in the Progress of Science," Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar 1935: J16.
Flies have been used for experimentation to develop a greater understanding of heredity and genes.
Text from negative sleeve: BRIDGES, CALVIN B. DR. CAL. TECH. 1932 X
Text from newspaper caption: Dr. Calvin B. Bridges of Caltech with map that discloses location of the genes, or inheritance unit carriers, in the four chromosomes of the fruit fly. The scientist is pointing to a band composed of genes, including one that determines certain wing structure. Segments of two of the chromosomes are shown, appearing as striped sticks of candy. This chart was prepared for Carnegie Institution exhibit on the basis of fly-breeding experiments.
Handwritten on negative: Dr. Calvin B. Bridges.
Type: Image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_1437
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Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Scientists--American--California--Los Angeles County
Flies--California
Bridges, Calvin Blackman, 1889-1938
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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