NEET Biology question

The term "linkage" was coined by

(A)G. Mendel
(B)W. Sutton
(C)T.H. MorganCorrect
(D)T. Boveri

Answer: (C)

Solution

While Sutton and Boveri (b, d) proposed the chromosomal theory of inheritance, and Bateson and Punnett first observed non-independent assortment in sweet pea, it was T.H. Morgan, through his breeding experiments on *Drosophila melanogaster*, who clearly demonstrated

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