NEET 2022 Re · Class 12

Principles of Inheritance and Variation

The chromosomal theory of inheritance was proposed by [NEET Re-2022]

  1. (A)Robert Brown
  2. (B)Thomas Morgan
  3. (C)Sutton and Boveri
  4. (D)Gregor Mendel

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Sutton united the knowledge of chromosomal segregation with Mendelian principles and called it the **chromosomal theory of inheritance**.

Chapter
Principles of Inheritance and Variation
Section
4.3.2 Chromosomal Theory of Inheritance
Page
16
Words matched
18 of 18

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0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly states 'Sutton united the knowledge of chromosomal segregation with Mendelian principles and called it the chromosomal theory of inheritance', which directly identifies Sutton (and by context Boveri) as proposing the theory.

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