Chromosome maps/genetic maps were first prepared by

Options

A. Sutton and Boveri (1902)
B. Bateson and punnett (1906)
C. Morgan (1910)
D. Sturtevant (1911)

Answer

D

Explanation

Linkage or genetic or chromosome map is a linear graphical representation of the sequence and relative distances of the various genes present in a chromosome. The first chromosome maps were prepared by Sturtevant in 1911 for two chromosomes and in 1913 for all the four chromosomes of Drosophila.