Chromosomes and Genes, Difference

Explainations of Chromosomes and Genes

• In 1900, three scientists — Hugo de Vries, Carl Correns, and Erich von Tschermak — independently rediscovered and confirmed Gregor Mendel՚s work on the inheritance of traits. Mendel՚s laws, which he had published in the 1860s, described the principles of segregation and independent assortment of genes during inheritance.
• Concurrently, advancements in microscopy during the late 19^th and early 20^th centuries allowed scienti…

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Chromosomal Theory of Inheritance

• Walter Sutton and Theodore Boveri made significant contributions to the understanding of the relationship between Mendelian principles and the behavior of chromosomes, ultimately leading to the development of the chromosomal theory of inheritance.
• Sutton and Boveri observed that the behavior of chromosomes during cell division, particularly the pairing and separation of chromosome pairs, mirrored the principles of segregation and independent assortment propos…

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