Class 12 Biology - Chapter Principles of Inheritance and Variation NCERT Solutions | Briefly mention the contribution of T.H.

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Question 9

Briefly mention the contribution of T.H. Morgan in genetics.

Answer

Morgan’s work is based on fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster). He formulated the chromosomal theory of linkage. He defined linkage as the co-existence of two or more genes in the same chromosome and performed dihybrid crosses in Drosophila to show that linked genes are inherited together and are located on X-chromosome. His experiments have also proved that tightly linked genes show very low recombination while loosely linked genes show higher recombination.

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