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Chromosomal Theory of Inheritance

Walter Sutton and Theodor Boveri

Transmission of chromosome closely parallels Mendelian pattern

Salient Features of Chromosomal Theory of Inheritance

Hereditary characters carried from generation to the other in the nucleus.

Two alleles of a gene pair are located on homologous sites

Sperm and egg have haploid sets of chromosomes

Genes are carried on the chromosomes.

Homologous chromosomes synapse during meiosis and get separated to pass into different cells

Illustration: Chromosomal Theory of Inheritance
Illustration: Chromosomal Theory of Inheritance

All Back Cross are Test Cross?

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All Test cross are back cross?

Experimental Genetics

Thomas Morgan

Illustration: Experimental Genetics

Drosophila melanogaster-

Why Morgan Choose Fruit Fly

Illustration: Why Morgan Choose Fruit Fly

Contribution of Morgan in Genetics

Manishika