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NEET UG BIOLOGY MCQ: PRINCIPLE OF INHERITANCE AND VARIATION
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Assertion: In Cucurbita pepo, variety of fruit is
result of recessive epistasis.
Reason: In recessive epistatsis, a recessive gene
at one locus enhances the expression of another
gene, at a different locus.
result of recessive epistasis.
Reason: In recessive epistatsis, a recessive gene
at one locus enhances the expression of another
gene, at a different locus.
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Correct option: D
If both Assertion and Reason are false
Option D (If both Assertion and Reason are false) is correct because in Cucurbita pepo, fruit shape is determined by dominant epistasis, not recessive, and recessive epistasis involves a recessive gene masking the expression of another gene, not enhancing it.
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