Principles of Inheritance and Variation Question 1
1. Experimental verification of the chromosomal theory of inheritance was done by
(a) Sutton
(b) Boveri
(c) Morgan
(d) Mendel
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Answer : c
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(c) Experimental verification of the chromosomal theory of inheritance was done by Morgan. Sutton and Boveri proposed chromosomal theory of inheritance but it was experimentally verified by T.H. Morgan. The development of the Chromosomal Theory of Inheritance signifies chromosomes as the genetic material which is responsible for Mendelian inheritance.
