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
- AMale is black and female is white.
- BBoth male and female are white.
- CMale is white and female is black.
- DMale is grey and female is white.
Correct answer
B. Both male and female are white.
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