Sex in plants was discovered by
A. Grew
B. Camerarious
C. T. Fairchild
D. Linnaeus
Answer: Option B
Solution(By Examveda Team)
Sex in plants was discovered by Camerarious.Rudolf Jakob Camerarius was a German botanist and physician. He is chiefly known for his investigations on the reproductive organs of plants.
It was Camerarius who did experimental work and observed that plants seemed to have sex in some form, and guessed that pollen was the male fertilizing agent. In studying the mulberry, he determined that female plants not near to male (staminate) plants produced fruit but with no seeds.
Related Questions on Genetics and Plant Breeding
Genetic code was discovered by
A. Khorana and Methaei
B. Flemming and Methaei
C. Holley, Nirenberg and Khorana
D. Holley and Nirenberg
Progeny of breeder seed is referred to as
A. Breeder seed
B. Nucleus seed
C. Foundation seed
D. Certified seed
Molecular basis of organ differentiation depends on the modulation in transcription by
A. RNA pol
B. Transcription factor
C. Anticodon
D. All of the above
The phenomenon of linkage was first observed by
A. Bateson and Punnet
B. Nilson
C. Hugo de Vries
D. Mendel
Join The Discussion