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ZoologyPrinciples of Inheritance and VariationMendel's Laws of InheritanceEasy2 minPYQ_2020
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Which one of the following cannot be explained on the basis of Mendel's Law of Dominance?

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Answer:
C
Solution:

According to Mendel's law of Dominance, out of two contrasting allelomorphic factors only one expresses itself in an individual. The factor that expresses itself is called dominant while the other which has not shown its effect in the heterozygous individual is termed as recessive The option Alleles do not show any blending and both the characters recover as such in F2generation in the given question cannot be explained on the basis of law of dominance. It can only be explained on the basis of Mendel's law of independent assortment, according to which in a dihybrid cross, the two alleles of each character assort independently of the alleles of other character and separate at the time of gamete formation.

Stream:NTA_ABHYAS_NEETSubject:ZoologyTopic:Principles of Inheritance and VariationSubtopic:Mendel's Laws of Inheritance
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