Multiple choice

Match the entries in Column I and Column II and select the correct answer.

 
Column I
Column II
P. H. Nilsson-Ehle 1. Chromosomal theory of heredity
Q. Sutton 2. Conjugation in bacteria
R. Lederberg and Tatum 3. Polygenic inheritance

  1. P - 1; Q - 2; R - 3

  2. P - 1; Q - 3; R - 2

  3. P - 2; Q - 1; R - 3

  4. P - 2; Q - 3; R - 1

  5. P - 3; Q - 1; R - 2
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E Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer. Polygenic inheritance was discovered in 1909 by the Swedish scientist H. Nilsson-Ehle. Sutton (1902) showed importance of reduction division and proposed chromosomal theory of heredity. Lederberg and Tatum discovered conjugation in bacteria (1944).

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