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MHT CET 202621 AprilMorning Shift
Exam
MHT CET
Year
2026
Date
21 April
Shift
Morning Shift
Subject
Biology
Chapter
Principles of Inheritance and Variation

MHT CET 2026 · 21 April · Morning Shift · Biology · Principles of Inheritance and Variation

Linkage of genes in plants was discovered by -----------------.

Linkage of genes in plants was discovered by -----------------.

Options

  1. AT. H. Morgan
  2. BBateson and Punnet
  3. CSutton and Boveri
  4. DW. Waldeyar

Correct answer

B. Bateson and Punnet

Step-by-step solution

Linkage of genes in plants was first discovered by Bateson and Punnett in 1906.

They observed this phenomenon in the sweet pea plant (Lathyrusodoratus)whilestudyingtheinheritanceofflowercolourandpollenshape,andproposedthecouplingandrepulsionhypothesistoexplainthelackofindependentassortment.<br><br>T.H.Morganlaterdiscoveredandexplainedlinkageinanimalsusing) while studying the inheritance of flower colour and pollen shape, and proposed the coupling and repulsion hypothesis to explain the lack of independent assortment.<br><br>T. H. Morgan later discovered and explained linkage in animals usingDrosophilamelanogaster.<br><br>SuttonandBoveriproposedthechromosomaltheoryofinheritance.<br><br>W.Waldeyercoinedthetermchromosome.<br><br>Answer:BatesonandPunnet.<br><br>Sutton and Boveri proposed the chromosomal theory of inheritance.<br><br>W. Waldeyer coined the term chromosome.<br><br>Answer: Bateson and Punnet
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