Principle Of Inheritance And Variation Question 388

Question: The genes controlling the seven pea characters studied by Mendel are now known to be located on how many different chromosomes?

Options:

A) Four

B) Seven

C) Six

D) Five

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

[a] The seven traits are now known to be present on 4 chromosomes.

But they do not show linkage, because of large distances between them on the chromosome.