Principles of Inheritance and Variation Question 202
202. Haploids are preferred over diploids for mutation studies because in haploids [1993]
(a) recessive mutations express immediately
(b) dominant mutations express immediately
(c) mutations are readily induced
(d) tissue culture is easy
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Answer : a
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(a) The haploid organisms readily express the phenotypes of the new mutations because there is no hindrance of dominance.