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Experimental verification of the chromosomal theory of inheritance was given by which of the following scientists?

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Gregor Johann Mendel
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Hugo de Vries
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Langdon Down
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Henking
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Thomas Hunt Morgan
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Solution

The correct option is E Thomas Hunt Morgan
Experimental verification of the chromosomal theory of inheritance by Thomas Hunt Morgan and his colleagues, led to discovering the basis for the variation that sexual reproduction produced. Morgan worked with the tiny fruit flies, Drosophila melanogaster which were found very suitable for such studies.

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