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ZoologyPrinciples of Inheritance and VariationMendel's Laws of InheritanceMedium2 minPYQ_2022
ZoologyMediumsingle choice
Given below are two statements one is labelled as: Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Mendel's law of independent assortments does not hold good for the genes that are located closely on the same chromosome.
Reason (R); Closely located genes assort independently.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Options:
Answer:
B
Solution:
Mendel's law of independent assortment states that, when two pairs of traits are combined in a hybrid, segregation of one pair of characters is independent of the other pair of characters. The genes that are located closely on the same chromosomes do not assort independently due to linkage.
Stream:NEETSubject:ZoologyTopic:Principles of Inheritance and VariationSubtopic:Mendel's Laws of Inheritance
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