Question
Biology Question on Chromosomal Theory of Inheritance
The polytene chromosomes were discovered for j the first time in
A
Drosophila
B
Musca domestica
C
Chironomus
D
Musca nebula.
Answer
Chironomus
Explanation
Solution
In salivary glands cells of Chironomus tantans giant chromosomes were observed by E.G Balbini for the first time in 1881. The availability of these chromosomes greatly helped in the study of Drosophila cytogenetics in which they where discovered later.