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Agriculture · Q305

Genetics And Plant Breeding

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 305

Q305

Random assortment of genes will occurs when the gene are located on

A.
Same chromosome
B.
Different chromosome
Answer
C.
On sex chromosome
D.
On autosome

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
A random assortment of genes will occur when the gene is located on a Different chromosome.
Recombination scrambles pieces of maternal and paternal genes, which ensures that genes assort independently from one another.
It is important to note that there is an exception to the law of independent and random assortment for genes that are located very close to one another on the same chromosome because of genetic linkage.