Chromosomal Theory of Inheritance — NEET Biology
📚 Practice ConceptWho had proposed the chromosomal theory of the inheritance?
Which of the following statements correctly trace the historical advancements in the understanding of inheritance? S1. Gregor Mendel conducted his hybridisation experiments on garden peas from 1856 to 1863. S2. Mendel's work remained unrecognised until 1900, when it was independently rediscovered by de Vries, Correns, and von Tschermak. S3. The movement of chromosomes during meiosis was worked out by Walter Sutton and Theodore Boveri in 1902. S4. Thomas Hunt Morgan’s experimental verification of the chromosomal theory of inheritance used Drosophila melanogaster. S5. The concept of linkage and recombination was introduced by Alfred Sturtevant based on his studies with Drosophila.
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