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Download Solution PDFWho is known as the 'Father of Genetics'?
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Download Solution PDFThe 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.
Additional Information
- 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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