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What did Sutton and Boveri contribute to the field of genetics?

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a

They proposed the chromosomal theory of inheritance, linking chromosomal segregation with Mendelian principles.

b

They discovered the double helix structure of DNA

c

They were the first to observe the process of mitosis and meiosis.

d

They identified the molecular structure of chromosomes.

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

. By 1902, the chromosome movement during meiosis had been worked out. Walter Sutton and Theodore Boveri noted that the behaviour of chromosomes was parallel to the behaviour of genes and used chromosome movement  to explain Mendel’s laws.

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