Question
Biology Question on Principles of Inheritance and Variation
Who discovered jumping gene in maize?
A
T.H. Morgan
B
Gregor Mendel
C
Edward Wilson
D
Barbara Me Clintock.
Answer
Barbara Me Clintock.
Explanation
Solution
Jumping genes (transposons) were discovered by Barbara Me Clintock. These are genetic element, varying from 750 basepairs to 40 kb in length, having atleast the genes necessary for its own transposition (movement from a site in one genome to another site in the same or in a different genome).