In 1900, Mendel’s work was rediscovered by:
1. | Khorana, Nirenberg and Mathei |
2. | de Vries, Correns and von Tschermak |
3. | Avery, McCleod and McCarty |
4. | Watson, Crick and Wilkins |
When Morgan hybridised yellow-bodied, white-eyed females to brown-bodied, red-eyed males and intercrossed their F1 progeny, the F2 ratio deviated very significantly from the 9:3:3:1 ratio. This can be attributed to the fact that:
1. | The genes are located on the X and Y chromosomes. |
2. | Fruit fly has abnormal chromosomes. |
3. | The genes are located on the X chromosome. |
4. | The genes exhibit incomplete dominance. |
Drosophila melanogaster is a model organism for the study of genetics. The advantages of this organism include all the following except:
1. | A long life cycle |
2. | A large number of progeny produced by a single mating |
3. | Clear differentiation between sexes |
4. | Hereditary variation is easily seen with low-power microscopes |