Who is known as the 'Father of Genetics'?

  1. George Mendel 
  2. T.H. Morgan
  3. Charles Darwin
  4. James Watson

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Option 1 : George Mendel 
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The correct answer is George Mendel.

  • George Mendel:
    • Through his work on pea plants, discovered the fundamental laws of inheritance.
    • He is known as father of genetics.

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  • T.H. Morgan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1933 for his discoveries concerning the role played by the chromosome in heredity.
  • Charles Darwin is best known for his contributions to the theory of natural selection.
  • James Watson, along with Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins, credited with discovering the double helix structure of the DNA molecule.
  • A. I. Oparin was a Soviet biochemist and was best known for his theories of the origin of life.
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