Practice mode Plant Breeding and Genetics

Who discovered the linkage of hereditary units?

Correct answer B. W. Bateson and R.C. Punnett

Explanation

William Bateson and Reginald Punnett observed in 1905 that certain sweet pea traits were inherited together more often than expected, the first evidence of linkage.

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