NEET Biology question

Chromosome maps/genetic maps were first prepared by

(A)Sutton and Boveri (1902)
(B)Bateson and Punnett (1906)
(C)Morgan (1910)
(D)Sturtevant (1911)Correct

Answer: (D)

Solution

Alfred Sturtevant, a student in T.H. Morgan's laboratory, first constructed a linear genetic (linkage) map in 1911, using recombination frequencies between genes on the same *Drosophila* chromosome to calculate their relative distances and order. Sutton and Boveri (a) proposed the chromosomal

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