Principle Of Inheritance And Variation Question 116

Question: The evidence that crossing over occurs at four stranded stage and not at two stranded stage of the chromosomes, comes from [DPMT 1993]

Options:

A) 2 : 2 : 2 : 2 arrangement of ascospores in Neurospora

B) 4 : 4 arrangement of ascospores in Neurospora

C) Studies of meiosis in maize

D) Studies on linkage maps of chromosomes in Drosophila

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

In Neurospora it produces 4 types of ascospores two of one parental type, two of other parental type, two of one recombinant and another two of second recombinant type.