NEETZoologyPrinciples of Inheritance and Variation
Select the incorrect statement for the given figure.
Options
- AExperimental verification of the chromosomal theory of inheritance by Thomas Hunt Morgan and his colleagues wo
- BIn the given figure (a) is Male Drosophila and (b) is Female Drosophila.
- CThe scientific name for (a) and (b) is Drosophila meganolaster.
- DThere is a clear differentiation of the sexes – the male and female flies are easily distinguishable.
Correct answer
C. The scientific name for (a) and (b) is Drosophila meganolaster.
Step-by-step solution
Following this synthesis of ideas, experimental verification of the chromosomal theory of inheritance by Thomas Hunt Morgan and his colleagues, led to discovering the basis for the variation that sexual reproduction produced. Morgan worked with the tiny fruit flies, Drosophila melanogaster (Figure 4.10), which were found very suitable for such studies. They could be grown on a simple synthetic medium in the laboratory. They complete their life cycle in about two weeks, and a single mating could produce a large numb