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Terms cistron, mucon and recon were coined by

Updated On: Aug 15, 2022
  • Griffith
  • Barbara Me Clintok
  • Watson and Crick
  • Benzer
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Seymour Benzer divided gene into subunits cistron (units of function), recon (unit of recombination) and muton (unit of mutation) on the basis of his work done on bacteriophage $T_4$.
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