Question

Who proposed the Recessive Gene Theory and in what year?

Options

• Leeuwenhoek in 1719

• Haberlandt in 1921–22

• Kappert in 1933

• Kappert in 1921

Answer 1

The Recessive Gene Theory was proposed by Kappert in 1933. This theory explains polyembryony as a genetically inherited trait controlled by recessive alleles at multiple loci, providing a genetic explanation for the occurrence of multiple embryos in certain plant species.