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Which of following ratio between X chromosome and autosomes produces female in Drosophila?
a) An X : A ratio of 0.5 or higher
b) An X : A ratio of 0.5 or lower
c) An X : A ratio of 1.00 or higher
d) An X : A ratio of 1.00 or lower

c

Which of following ratio between X chromosome and autosomes produces male in Drosophila?
a) An X : A ratio of 0.5 or higher
b) An X : A ratio of 0.5 or lower
c) An X : A ratio of 1.00 or higher
d) An X : A ratio of 1.00 or lower

b

Sex Linkage:


Who made the first demonstration of a sex-linked trait in 1910?
a) Carl Correns           
b) Gregor Mendel
c) T.H. Morgan        
d) Sturtevant

c

In 1910, T. H. Morgan for the first time demonstrated sex-linked trait in…….
a) garden pea plant     
b) human
c) Drosophila            
d) butterfly

c

Explanation: Drosophila is a common fruit fly



In Morgan’s experiment on Drosophila in 1910, which of the following trait occurs in coordinate fashion (linked) with sex?
a) wing size                
b) body colour
c) eye colour              
d) eye size

c



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