AIIMS 2006
- Exam
- AIIMS
- Year
- 2006
- Subject
- Zoology
- Chapter
- Organisms and Populations
AIIMS 2006 · Zoology · Organisms and Populations
In India, we find mangoes with different flavours, colours, fibre...
In India, we find mangoes with different flavours, colours, fibre content, sugar content and even shelf-life. The large variation is on account of
Options
- Aspecies diversity
- Binduced mutations
- Cgenetic diversity
- Dhybridisation.
Correct answer
C. genetic diversity
Step-by-step solution
Genetic diversity is the diversity in the number and types of genes as well as chromosomes present in different species and the variations in the genes and their alleles in the same species. Variations in the genes of a species increase with the increase in size and environmental parameters of the habitat. It helps in speciation and evolution of new species.