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Frequency of recombination between gene pairs on same chromosome as a measure of the distance between genes to map their position on chromosome, was used for the first time by

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Thomas Hunt Morgan


Option: 2

Sutton and Boveri


Option: 3

Alfred Sturtevant


Option: 4

Henking


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Alfred Sturtevant was a geneticist who played a significant role in the field of genetics, particularly in the mapping of genes on chromosomes. He was the first to propose the use of recombination frequency as a measure of the distance between genes on the same chromosome. Sturtevant's work was based on the observations made by Thomas Hunt Morgan, who studied the patterns of inheritance in fruit flies. However, it was Sturtevant who developed the concept of genetic mapping using recombination frequencies, which later became known as Sturtevant's mapping function. His groundbreaking work paved the way for the understanding of gene linkage and the construction of genetic maps.
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