Who postulated the 'Chromosomal Theory of Inheritance'?

De Vries

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Sutton and Boveri

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The correct option is C Sutton and Boveri
William Sutton and Theodor Boveri proposed the chromosome theory of inheritance, the idea that genes are part of chromosomes. It was postulated independently in 1902 that genetic information is carried by chromosomes.

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