Molecular Basis of Inheritance Question 97
97. Different mutations referrable to the same locus of a chromosome give rise to [1997]
(a) multiple alleles
(b) pseudoalleles
(c) polygenes
(d) oncogenes
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Answer : a
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(a) Multiple alleles are multiple alternatives or alleles of the same gene which occur in the population of same species. Pseudoalleles are two or more genes that have functional similarity and they may behave like two or more alleles of the same gene. Polygenes are the genes controlling quantitative inheritances. Oncogenes are the cancer causing genes.
