Which of the following groups of scientists were influential around the year 1900 in setting the stage for our present understanding of transmission genetics?
A)Beadle,Tatum,Lederberg
B)Watson,Crick,Wilkins,Franklin
C)deVries,Correns,Tschermak,Sutton,Boveri
D)Darwin,Mendel,Lamarck
E)Hippocrates,Aristotle,Kolreuter

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The group of scientists including deVries, Correns, Tschermak, Sutton, and Boveri were influential around the year 1900 by building upon the work of Gregor Mendel and establishing the chromosomal theory of inheritance, which forms the foundation of our present understanding of transmission genetics. The other choices include scientists who made important contributions to biology, but not specifically to transmission genetics or around the year 1900.

Which of the Following Groups of Scientists Were Influential Around