Principle Of Inheritance And Variation Question 599
Question: Assertion : A gene may have several allelomorphs. Reason : Wild form can mutate in more than one ways.
Options:
A) If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
B) If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion
C) If the assertion is true but the reason is false
D) If both the assertion and reason are false
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
According to Mendel?s concept of inheritance, each gene had two alternative forms or allelomorphs, one being dominant and the other recessive.
Practically, the wild form can mutate in several ways.
The mutant form can also mutate is several ways.
The mutant form can also mutate once again to give rise to anothe mutant form.
Therefore, a gene can have more than two allelomorphs.
These allelomorphs make a series of multiple alleles.
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