Principle of Inheritance and VariationMediumBloom L3
Question
The term 'linkage' was coined by: [NEET 2015 RS]
Options
A.T. Boveri
B.G. Mendel
C.W. Sutton
D.T.H. Morgan
Solution
Sol.(d) [Key Concept: Linkage — Coined by T.H. Morgan] The term 'LINKAGE' was coined by THOMAS HUNT MORGAN (T.H. Morgan). Morgan conducted extensive genetic studies on Drosophila melanogaster and discovered that genes located on the same chromosome tend to be inherited together (linked). He coined the term 'linkage' for this phenomenon and developed the concept of linkage maps. Morgan won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1933 for his discoveries concerning heredity and chromosomes.
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