Margaret M. Smith

Margaret M. Smith was a pioneering American geneticist who made significant contributions to our understanding of inheritance and heredity. She is best known for her research on the inheritance of traits in animals, especially her work on the genetics of chickens. Her studies helped clarify how genes are passed from one generation to the next and advanced the field of genetics during the early 20th century. Smith's work laid important groundwork for modern genetic research and contributed to the broader understanding of biological inheritance, impacting fields like agriculture and medicine.