Who was one of the first people to show that variation in a quantitative trait is due to a combination of genetic and environmental factors?
A) Wilhelm Johannsen
B) James Watson
C) Francis Crick
D) Edward East
E) Joshua Lederberg

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Wilhelm Johannsen, a Danish botanist, was one of the first to introduce the term "gene" as a unit of heredity. He also conducted studies on quantitative traits in plants, and showed that the variation in these traits was due to both genetic and environmental factors.

Who Was One of the First People to Show That