Who coined the term gene?

Who coined the term gene?

  • (A) John Dalton
  • (B) Mendel
  • (C) William Johannsen
  • (D) Andrew Fleming
The term “gene” was coined by Danish botanist and geneticist Wilhelm Johannsen in 1909. Johannsen derived the term gene from the word genealogy. Apart from coining the term “gene,” Johannsen also coined two other terms: genotype and phenotype. These terms helped to distinguish the characteristics of an organism from its genetic makeup.
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