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Agriculture · Q809

Genetics And Plant Breeding

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 809

Q809

In Drosophila 16A region of X chromosome cause normal eye. If the region is repleated the eye produced is

A.
Yellow
B.
White
C.
Barr
Answer
D.
Normal

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
In the Drosophila 16A region of the X, chromosome causes a normal eye. If the region is repeated the eye produced is Barr.
A Barr is an inactivated, condensed X chromosome found in female cells. Since females possess two X chromosomes and males have one X chromosome and Y chromosome, Barr bodies are essential to regulate the amount of X-linked gene product being transcribed.