AIPMT PRELIMS2004Botany-Genetics

AIPMT PRELIMS 2004 Botany Linkage and Recombination MCQ Question

Type: MCQ-conceptual-Medium-Class 12

Lack of independent assortment of two genes A and B in fruit fly Drosophila is due to :-

A

Recombination

B

Linkage

C

Crossing over

D

Repulsion

Correct Answer

Option B

Detailed Explanation

Linkage refers to the tendency of genes located close together on a chromosome to be inherited together, which prevents independent assortment.

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