The herbaceous plant Achillea lanulosa is widespread in the Northern Hemisphere. Phenotypic variation in the species has been extensively studied along an altitudinal gradient from sea level to over 3,000 meters. In California there is conspicuous variation in  height; alpine plants are only several centimeters tall  while  those in  the San Joaquin Valley may reach a height of 1.8 meters. Adaptation to different local environments also results in variation in physiological processes such as photosynthetic rate, resistance to cold, and the timing of dormancy.

Which of the following methods would be best to determine whether the phenotypic variation in Achillea lanulosa is due to genotypic variation?

#Question id: 4756

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

In summer squash, white colour fruit (W) is dominant over yellow colour (w) and disc-shaped phenotype (D) is dominant over sphere-shaped phenotype (d). Determine the genotype of the parents gives 3/8 white, sphere, 3/8 white, Disk, 1/8 Yellow, Disk and 1/8 Yellow, Sphere?

#Question id: 4757

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

The newborn baby of a mother having blood group O, Rh+ and father having blood group AB, Rh-, got mixed with other babies in the hospital. The baby with which of the following blood groups is not confirmable to be of the said couple?

(i) AB, Rh+                                                    (ii) O, Rh+

(iii) A, Rh+                                         (iv)  B, Rh+

#Question id: 4758

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

The allele l in human population is recessive lethal and x chromosome linked. If a female is heterozygous for l allele marries with normal male. What will be interpretation correct?

#Question id: 4759

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

which of the following is not a mechanism for sex determination?

#Question id: 4760

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

you set up a cross between true breeding wild type male fruit flies and true breeding female flies with a yellow body color. you notice in the f1 generation that half the flies, specifically all the males, have yellow body color while the females are wild type (gray). which of the following explanations is the most likely?

#Question id: 4761

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

which of the following statements about a lethal allele is not correct?