Principles Of Inheritance And Variation Ques 84
84. Independent assortment of genes does not take place when
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(a) genes are located on homologous chromosomes
(b) genes are linked and located on same chromosomes
(c) genes are located on nonhomologous chromosomes
(d) all the above
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Answer : b
Hints & Solution
(b) Independent assortment of genes takes place only when they are located on separate non-homologus chromosomes. When two or more than two genes are located on same chromosome, independent assortment will not be possible.
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