Q27 / 200 · MHT CET - Medical 2026 (21 April Shift 1) · Biology
Linkage of genes in plants was discovered by -----------------.
- AT. H. Morgan
- Correct answerBBateson and Punnet
- CSutton and Boveri
- DW. Waldeyar
Solution
Linkage of genes in plants was first discovered by Bateson and Punnett in 1906.
They observed this phenomenon in the sweet pea plant ($Lathyrus$ $odoratus$) while studying the inheritance of flower colour and pollen shape, and proposed the coupling and repulsion hypothesis to explain the lack of independent assortment.
T. H. Morgan later discovered and explained linkage in animals using $Drosophila$ $melanogaster$.
Sutton and Boveri proposed the chromosomal theory of inheritance.
W. Waldeyer coined the term chromosome.
Answer: Bateson and Punnet
They observed this phenomenon in the sweet pea plant ($Lathyrus$ $odoratus$) while studying the inheritance of flower colour and pollen shape, and proposed the coupling and repulsion hypothesis to explain the lack of independent assortment.
T. H. Morgan later discovered and explained linkage in animals using $Drosophila$ $melanogaster$.
Sutton and Boveri proposed the chromosomal theory of inheritance.
W. Waldeyer coined the term chromosome.
Answer: Bateson and Punnet
Hence, the correct answer is option: 'B'.