Kappa particles in Paramecium aurelia were reported by

Correns

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Sonneborn

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Rhoades

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Both B and C

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Solution

The correct option is B Sonneborn
Correns was first to report cytoplasmic inheritance in Mirabilis jalapa. Rhoades reported cytoplasmic male sterility in maize. Sonneborn, 1943 reported kappa particles in Paramoecium and described its cytoplasmic inheritance. Thus, the correct answer is option B.

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