The terms cistron, recon and muton were proposed by

W. Ingram

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Bateson

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J. Lederberg

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S. Benzer

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The correct option is D S. Benzer
Benzer, in view of his work, coined the terms cistron (unit of function), recon (unit of recombination) and muton (unit of mutation). Cistron was defined as a unit, the elements of which exhibit cis-trans phenomenon.

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