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Who had proposed the chromosomal theory of the inheritance?

Correct Answer

Walter Sutton and Theodore Boveri

Exercise: EXERCISES | Q: 15 | (Page 28)
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Explanation

According to the textbook context, Walter Sutton and Theodore Boveri noted that the behaviour of chromosomes was parallel to the behaviour of genes. Sutton united the knowledge of chromosomal segregation with Mendelian principles and called it the chromosomal theory of inheritance. They argued that the pairing and separation of chromosomes would lead to the segregation of the factors (genes) they carried, and used chromosome movement to explain Mendel's laws.

Solution Steps

  1. Step 1: Identify the scientists associated with chromosomal theory of inheritance from the context.

  2. Step 2: The context clearly mentions Walter Sutton and Theodore Boveri who proposed this theory.

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