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What is the name given to the theory that Sutton proposed by combining the knowledge of chromosomal segregation with Mendelian principles?
BiologyPrinciples of Inheritance and VariationNEET
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  • A The genetic theory of inheritance
  • B The chromosomal theory of inheritance
  • C The inheritance theory of chromosomes
  • D The segregation theory of inheritance
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The correct answer is: The chromosomal theory of inheritance
Sutton united the knowledge of chromosomal segregation with Mendelian principles and called it the chromosomal theory of inheritance.

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