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Who was a chief populariser of genetics in the early 20th century?

  • Hugo de Vries

  • Carl Correns

  • William Bateson

  • Adolf Frey

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William Bateson was a British biologist and geneticist who was a chief populariser of genetics in the early 20th century. He coined the term genetics in 1905 and is considered one of the founders of the science. Bateson was also a pioneer in the study of chromosomes and their role in heredity.
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