Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Principles of Inheritance and Variation

Question:
Which of the following will not result in variations among siblings?
Options:
Crossing over.
Mutation.
Linkage.
Independent assortment of genes.
Correct Answer:
Linkage.
Explanation:
Linkage will not result in variations among siblings because linked genes occur on the same chromosome and are transmitted together. In linkage there is a tendency to maintain the parental gene combinations except for occasional crossovers.