Principle Of Inheritance And Variation Question 420

Question: How many linkage groups are present in Drosophilla

Options:

A) 6

B) 4

C) 2

D) 8

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

The total number of linkage group in an organism is equal to the number of chromosome pairs and in Drosophila 4 pair of chromosomes are found.

Thus 4 linkage groups are present in Drosophila.