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Who had proposed the chromosomal theory of the inheritance?
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The first observation was made by Marie in 1902, who noticed that sea urchins do not develop properly unless chromosomes are present. This can be represented as: \[ \text{Sea Urchin Development} \propto \text{Presence of Chromosomes} \] Show more…
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