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The term 'Genetics' was coined by

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William Bateson

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Gregor Mendel

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Thomas Hunt Morgan

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W. Johannsen

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The correct option is A
William Bateson

William Bateson (August 1861 – 8 February 1926) was an English geneticist. He was the first person to use the term genetics to describe the study of heredity and biological inheritance.

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