Chromosome maps/ genetic maps were first prepared by _________________.
A
Sutton and Boveri (1902)
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B
Bateson and Punnett (1906)
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C
Morgan (1910)
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D
Sturtevant (1911)
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Solution
The correct option is B Sturtevant (1911) Linkage or genetic or chromosome map is a linear graphical representation of the sequence and relative distances of the various genes present in a chromosome. The first chromosome maps were prepared by Sturtevant in 1911 for two chromosomes and in 1913 for all the four chromosomes of Drosophila.