(B) The term 'Genetics' was coined by William Bateson in $1905$. Gregor Mendel is known as the 'Father of Genetics' for his experiments on pea plants,

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(B) The term 'Genetics' was coined by William Bateson in $1905$. Gregor Mendel is known as the 'Father of Genetics' for his experiments on pea plants,but he did not coin the term itself. $T. H.$ Morgan is famous for his work on linkage and crossing over in Drosophila. Therefore,the correct answer is Bateson.