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The term meiosis was given by_______.

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A.Flemming

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Johannsen

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Farmer and Moore

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Knoll and Rusk

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The correct option is C
Farmer and Moore

Meiosis was discovered for the first time in sea urchin eggs in 1876 by the German biologist Oscar Hertwig. The term meiosis was coined by J. B. Farmer and J. E. Moore in 1905. It is derived from the Greek word meaning 'reduction'.

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