State the contribution of the following scientists: Thomas Hunt Morgan and Alfred Sturtevant.

  • A
    Morgan: Linkage; Sturtevant: Sex determination
  • B
    Morgan: Experimental verification of chromosomal theory of inheritance; Sturtevant: Genetic mapping
  • C
    Morgan: $DNA$ structure; Sturtevant: Mutation theory
  • D
    Morgan: Law of segregation; Sturtevant: Law of independent assortment

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