The view that all genes are located on chromosomes and that Mendel's principles can be explained by the transmissional properties of chromosomes during reproduction is known as:
A) The Cell Theory
B) The Chromosome Theory of Heredity
C) The Sex-Linked Inheritance Theory
D) All of these
E) None of these

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The Chromosome Theory of Heredity is the view that all genes are located on chromosomes and that Mendel's principles can be explained by the transmissional properties of chromosomes during reproduction. The Cell Theory is a separate theory that states all living things are composed of cells, while the Sex-Linked Inheritance Theory is a specific application of the Chromosome Theory that explains certain patterns of inheritance of genes located on sex chromosomes. Therefore, the answer is B.

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