A  plant species arrives at  an  island  for the first time, where it  is  exposed to  a  new set of  pollinators.  Over the course of 20 generations, the characteristics of its flowers change. The figures above show the frequency distribution of petal length in the original colonizing population (Figure 1) and 20 generations later (Figure 2). Which of these explanations is consistent with the observed change in petal length?

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#Unit 13. Methods in Biology

Inheritance pattern of RFLP and RAPD markers for genome mapping in plants;

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#Question id: 13073

#Unit 13. Methods in Biology

Restriction enzymes must be use in RFLP and RAPD markers for genome mapping in plants;

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#Question id: 13074

#Unit 13. Methods in Biology

Type of probe used in RFLP;

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#Question id: 13075

#Unit 13. Methods in Biology

Radioisotopes must be used in RFLP and RAPD markers

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#Question id: 13076

#Unit 13. Methods in Biology

Restriction fragment length polymorphism denotes that a single restriction enzyme produces fragments of different lengths from the same stretch of genomic DNA of different strains of a species or from different related species. RFLPs are detected as follows:

i.  Large molecular weight genomic DNA is isolated from several strains or related species;

ii.  The fragments in these digests are separated through electrophoresis

iii.  These 'DNAs are then digested with a selected restriction enzyme

iv.  Exposed to a suitably radio-labelled appropriate DNA probe under conditions favouring DNA: DNA hybridization

v.  The resulting gel lanes are transferred and fixed to a suitable solid support and

vi.   The free probes are removed

vii.  The fragments to which the probe has hybridized are detected by filming them as distinct bands on a suitable photofilm through autoradiography.

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#Question id: 13077

#Unit 13. Methods in Biology

The DNA probes for RFLP may NOT be obtained from