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ZoologyPrinciples of Inheritance and VariationSex DeterminationEasy2 minPYQ_2020
ZoologyEasysingle choice

Which of these characters cannot be transferred from a male parent to a male progeny inDrosophila?

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Answer:
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Solution:

The genes for the body color, eye color and wing size are located on the X chromosome inDrosophila.Drosophilahas XX-XY type of sex determination. A male progeny can receive the Y chromosome only from the male parent and X chromosome only from the female parent. Since the male progeny does not receive any X chromosome from the male parent, it cannot receive any of these genes.

Stream:NTA_ABHYAS_NEETSubject:ZoologyTopic:Principles of Inheritance and VariationSubtopic:Sex Determination
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