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Polytene chromosomes were first observed by___________________?

Correct answer: B. Balbiani (1881)

  • A. Mendel (1810)
  • B. Balbiani (1881)
  • C. Allard (1910)
  • D. Baranetzky (1910)

Explanation

Polytene chromosomes were first described by Édouard-Gérard Balbiani in 1881 from the salivary glands of dipteran larvae. Their unusually large, banded appearance results from repeated DNA replication without cell division.

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