Father of genetics?
Correct answer: D. Mendal
- A. Morgan
- B. Darwin
- C. Aristotle
- D. Mendal
Explanation
Gregor Mendel is called the father of genetics because his pea-plant experiments established the basic laws of segregation and independent assortment. Students may choose Morgan because he made important discoveries about genes on chromosomes, but he worked after Mendel and is associated with chromosome theory and linkage.
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