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The Father of Genetics is

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  1. Gregor Mendel
  2. Thomas Hunt Morgan
  3. James Watson
  4. Charles Darwin

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Option 1 : Gregor Mendel
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The correct answer is Gregor Mendel.

  • Gregor Mendel:
    • Through his work on pea plants, discovered the fundamental laws of inheritance.
    • He is known as father of genetics.

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  • T.H. Morgan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1933 for his discoveries concerning the role played by the chromosome in heredity.
  • Charles Darwin is best known for his contributions to the theory of natural selection.
  • James Watson, along with Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins, credited with discovering the double helix structure of the DNA molecule.
  • A. I. Oparin was a Soviet biochemist and was best known for his theories of the origin of life.
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