Fernandus Payne (February 13, 1881 - October 13, 1977) was an American zoologist, geneticist and educator. February 13 is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years). ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...

Panye was born in Shelbyville, Indiana. He received a B.Sc. from Valparaiso University in 1901 and a B.A. from Indiana University in 1905, and a M.A. in 1906. He undertook graduate studies at Columbia University with Thomas Hunt Morgan, his research took place when the use of fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster was being established in Morgan's lab. One of Payne's project was to breed flies in the dark, if a generation of blind flies was produced then a model of Lamarckism would be confirmed. After producing 69 generation of flies grown in the dark Payne failed to produce a blind fly. Payne also helped Morgan produce X-ray mutagenised flies, these were used for many years to come in Morgans lab. Payne completed his PhD in 1909. Shelbyville from the air. ... Valparaiso University is a university located in Valparaiso, Indiana. ... Indiana University, technically founded in 1820, is an eight-campus university system in the state of Indiana. ... Columbia University is a private university in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. ... Thomas Hunt Morgan Thomas Hunt Morgan (September 25, 1866 — December 4, 1945) was an American geneticist. ... Binomial name Drosophila melanogaster Meigen, 1830 dorsal view Drosophila melanogaster Meigen , 1830 (Black-bellied Dew-lover) a dipteran (two-winged) insect, is the species of fruit fly that is commonly used in genetic experiments; it is among the most important model organisms. ... It has been suggested that Racial memory be merged into this article or section. ... In the NATO phonetic alphabet, X-ray represents the letter X. An X-ray picture (radiograph) taken by Röntgen An X-ray is a form of electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength approximately in the range of 5 pm to 10 nanometers (corresponding to frequencies in the range 30 PHz...

Payne returned to Indiana University where he was made associated professor. He remained at the University for the remainder of his career, he was credited with introducing genetics to the University and attracting other researchers to IU like Hermann Muller and Salvatore Luria who both became Nobel laureates. Hermann Joseph Muller (December 21, 1890 - April 5, 1967) was an American geneticist and educator. ...

References

• Shine, I. and Wrobel, S. 1976. Thomas Hunt Morgan: Pioneer of Genetics. The University Press of Kentucky ISBN 081310095X
• Indiana University Archives. Guide to the Fernandus Payne papers, 1908-1971