LIFE SCIENCE

OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Classical concept of gene was introduced by ____
A
Rosalind Franklin
B
Sutton
C
Gregor Mendel
D
Watson and Crick
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Wilhelm Johannsen coined the term gene. The classical concept of a gene was introduced by Sutton in 1902.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sutton argued that each parent passes on a half set of chromosomes to their offspring. Sutton’s theories explained the variance in and the combinations of traits in Mendel’s works.

Detailed explanation-3: -Walter Sutton, in full Walter Stanborough Sutton, also called Walter S. Sutton, (born 1877, Utica, New York, U.S.-died November 10, 1916, Kansas City, Kansas), U.S. geneticist who provided the first conclusive evidence that chromosomes carry the units of inheritance and occur in distinct pairs.

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