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Agriculture · Q906

Genetics And Plant Breeding

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 906

Q906

Who coined the term chromosome?

A.
Brown
B.
Bateson
C.
Flemming
D.
Waldeyer
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
Waldeyer coined the term chromosome.
He was a German anatomist, known for summarizing neuron theory and for naming the chromosome in 1888.
A chromosome is a long DNA molecule with part or all of the genetic material of an organism. These chromosomes display a complex three-dimensional structure, which plays a significant role in transcriptional regulation.