(D) The term 'gene' was coined by the Danish botanist $W.L. Johannsen$ in $1909$.He used this term to replace the word 'factor' used by Gregor Mendel

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(D) The term 'gene' was coined by the Danish botanist $W.L. Johannsen$ in $1909$.He used this term to replace the word 'factor' used by Gregor Mendel to describe the units of heredity.Therefore,Johannsen is credited with introducing the term 'gene' to represent Mendelian factors.