Question : Pick out the person associated with the coining of the term 'gene'.
Option 1: Waldeyer
Option 2: Mendel
Option 3: Johansson
Option 4: Morgan
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Correct Answer: Johansson
Solution : The correct option is Johansson.
The term "gene" was first used to refer to the Mendelian units of inheritance by the Danish botanist Wilhelm Johannsen. The fundamental physical and functional unit of heredity formed by DNA is known as a gene. Gregor Mendel is known as the father of genetics.
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