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NEST2016BiologyPrinciples of Inheritance and Variation

Assume that the coat colour in a mammal is dictated by a genetically controlled biosynthetic pathway as depicted in the diagram below The pigment gene ' X ' makes an enzyme ' X ' that catalyzes the conversion of the precursor to the grey pigment (P1). The dominant allele ' X ' produces the enzyme necessary for this conversion. Similarly a dominant gene ' Y ' produces an enzyme ' Y ' that controls the conversion of th

Options

  1. AMale is black and female is white.
  2. BBoth male and female are white.
  3. CMale is white and female is black.
  4. DMale is grey and female is white.

Correct answer

B. Both male and female are white.

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