Map ddu Genetics: A Conceptual Approach 6hEdn MHE/Freeman presented How did 17th
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Map ddu Genetics: A Conceptual Approach 6hEdn MHE/Freeman presented How did 17th and 18th century botanists contribute to the rise of modern genetics? O O They formally developed the concept of the inheritance of acquired characteristics. They developed the foundations of population genetics. They demonstrated that mutations are located on genes. They developed techniques for experimental plant hybridization. They proposed that genes are located on chromosomes. O Previous Give Up & View SolutionCheck Answer NextExit HintExplanation / Answer
Option 1) They formally developed the concept of inheritance of acquired characteristics.
Because at that time inheritance is actually happening with something called as 'FACTOR'.
The botanist didnt even know the term 'GENE'.
Ex) Gregor Johann Mendel in 1866 did experiment on pea plant to check the inheritance pattern passed on by ''factor''