Question

Which of the following statements is/are false?a. Each parent possesses a number of pairs of genes for each characteristic on a pair of chromosomes.b. In the inheritance of more than one pair of traits in a cross simultaneously, the factors responsible for each pair of traits are distributed independently to the gametes. c. The characteristics of an organism are determined by internal factors that occur in pairs as only one of the pairs of such factors can be present in a single gamete.

• (A) Only a
• (B) Both a and b
• (C) Only b
• (D) Only c

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Explanation:
One chromosome of each homologous pair comes from the mother (called a maternal chromosome) and one comes from the father (paternal chromsosome). Homologous chromosomes are similiar but not identical. Each carries the same genes in the same order, but the alleles for each trait may not be the same.Hence, the correct option is (A).