The term "linkage" was coined by :
T. Boveri
G. Mendel
W. Sutton
T.H. Morgan
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Linkage -
Morgan experimented and found that when the two genes in a hybrid cross situated on same chromosone, the proportion of parental gene combination were much higher than the non-parental type.
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Morgan attributes this to the physical association or linkage of the two genes and called it linkage.
Option 1)
T. Boveri
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Option 2)
G. Mendel
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Option 3)
W. Sutton
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Option 4)
T.H. Morgan
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