Which of the following pairs is wrongly matched?

A XO type sex determination : Grasshopper

B ABO blood grouping : Co-dominance

C Starch synthesis in pea : Multiple alleles

D T.H. Morgan : Linkage

The answer is C.

Solution

Starch synthesis in pea is an example of pleiotropy.

Starch synthesis in pea is controlled by a pleiotropic gene, not by multiple alleles. The other three pairs are correctly matched.

Concept pleiotropy-starch-synthesis-pea

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