Question

State whether the following statement is true or false.

The term ‘gene’ is equivalent to ‘Mendelian factor’.

Answer 1

This statement is true.

Explanation:

The term “gene” was coined by Johannsen in 1909 to replace Mendel’s original term “factor,” which referred to the hereditary units that are transmitted from one generation to another. Mendelian factors and genes describe the same fundamental unit of inheritance responsible for traits. Mendel initially used the term “factor,” and later geneticists adopted the term “gene” as a more modern concept of this hereditary unit.