托马斯·摩尔根（Thomas Morgan，1866-1945）
　　美国生物学与遗传学家。他发现了染色体的遗传机制，创立了染色体遗传理论和基因学说，揭示了生物遗传的连锁与互换定律，奠定了现代遗传学的基础。

　　Thomas Morgan (1866-1945), American biologist and geneticist. He established the Chromosome Theory of Heredity and the Theory of the Gene. His research formed the basis of modern genetics.