Scientist who was awarded Nobel prize for finding genes to be linearly arranged on chromosomes was

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The correct option is C Morgan
Thomas Hunt Morgan, American zoologist and geneticist, famous for his experimental research with the fruit fly (Drosophila) by which he established the chromosome theory of heredity. He showed that genes are linked in a series on chromosomes and are responsible for identifiable, hereditary traits. Morgan’s work played a key role in establishing the field of genetics. He received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1933.

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