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Frequency of recombination between gene pairs on same chromosome as a measure of the distance between genes to map their position on chromosome, was used for the first time by

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Answer: D. Full step-by-step solution below.

  1. AHenking
  2. BThomas Hunt Morgan
  3. CSutton and Boveri
  4. DAlfred Sturtevant

Correct answer: D

Solution

(d) Alfred Sturtevant used the frequency of recombination between gene pairs on the same chromosome as a measure of the distance between genes and 'mapped' their position on the chromosome.

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