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Which of the following scientific discoveries most directly supported the chromosomal basis of inheritance, dealing a fatal blow to Lamarckism?

A. Pasteur's experiments on sterilization
B. Thomas Hunt Morgan's work on Drosophila melanogaster showing genes lie on chromosomes
C. Hooke's discovery of the cell wall
D. Oparin's hypothesis of chemical evolution

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Morgan's work proved that hereditary traits are carried on chromosomes inside the cell nucleus, which are not altered by the somatic activities or "urges" of the animal.

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  • Pasteur's experiments on sterilization
  • Thomas Hunt Morgan's work on Drosophila melanogaster showing genes lie on chromosomes
  • Hooke's discovery of the cell wall
  • Oparin's hypothesis of chemical evolution

Morgan's work proved that hereditary traits are carried on chromosomes inside the cell nucleus, which are not altered by the somatic activities or "urges" of the animal.

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