The term gene for Mendelian factor was coined by

Sutton and Boveri

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Morgan

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Bateson

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Johannsen

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Solution

The correct option is D Johannsen
Option D is correct because the term gene was introduced by Johanssen in 1909. Prior to him Mendel had used the factor for a specific, distinct, particulate unit of inheritance that takes part in expression of a trait

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