In a plant species that reproduces through apomixis, a mutation arises in a somatic cell that confers resistance to a fungal pathogen. What is the likelihood that this resistance trait will be passed on to the offspring?
Low, as somatic mutations are rarely heritable.
High, as apomixis bypasses meiosis and fertilization.
Dependent on whether the mutation is dominant or recessive.
Zero, as apomixis only involves the maternal gametophyte.
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Which plant is generally called “terror of Bengal”
Water Lettuce
Water Hyacinth
Hydrilla
Vallisneria
Identify the INCORRECT statement regarding Mendel's experiments:
Recessive traits are always expressed in the F1 generation.
Traits are inherited as discrete units.
The F2 generation exhibits a 3:1 phenotypic ratio for a monohybrid cross.
Alleles segregate during gamete formation.
Consider the following statements and choose the correct option.
I. The genetic constitution of a plant is unaffected in vegetative propagation.
II. Rhizome in ginger serves as an organ of vegetative reproduction.
III. Totipotency of cells enables us to micropropagate plants.
Statements I and II alone are true
Statements II and III alone are true
Statements II alone is true
All the three Statements I, II and II are true
Identify the structure that is NOT involved in the asexual reproduction of Penicillium:
Conidia
Conidiophore
Hyphae
Ascus
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of asexual reproduction?
Produces genetically identical offspring
Involves the fusion of gametes
Can occur through methods like budding and fragmentation
Generally faster than sexual reproduction
Sugarcane is cultivated through
Stem cutting
Root cutting
True seed
Adventitious roots
Which of the following does NOT align with Mendel's laws of inheritance?
Blending inheritance is observed in the F1 generation.
Alleles for different traits segregate independently.
The law of segregation describes allele separation during gamete formation.
The phenotype of the F2 generation can be predicted using Punnett squares.
All of the following are true about Mendel's law of independent assortment EXCEPT:
It occurs during metaphase I of meiosis
It explains the inheritance of two or more genes relative to one another
It produces new combinations of alleles
It applies only to genes located on the same chromosome
Penicillium reproduces asexually through the formation of:
Conidia
Zygospores
Oospores
Sporangiospores
Many unicellular organisms reproduce by the process of.
Fission
Regeneration
Ovulation
Non-disjunction
