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MHT CET · BIOLOGY · STD 12 - 3. Inheritance and Variation

Identify the set of correct statement regarding Morgan's experiment on Drosophila.
i. 'X' chromosome of Drosophila male show complete linkage.
ii. The number of linkage groups corresponds to the diploid number of chromosomes.
iii. Drosophila melanogaster has 4 linkage groups.
iv. The term crossing over was coined by Morgan.
v. The phenomenon of crossing over is by and large universal (except in image Drosophila)

  1. A ii, iii and iv
  2. B i, iii, iv and v
  3. C i, iii and ii
  4. D ii, iii, iv and v
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(B) i, iii, iv and v

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The number of linkage groups of a particular species corresponds to its haploid number of chromosomes.