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4.Principles of Inheritance and Variation
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Drosophila melanogastor has $8$ chromosomes in somatic cell. How many linkage groups will be there
A
$4$
B
$8$
C
$2$
D
$5$
Solution
(a)Number of linkage groups in an organism is equal to the haploid nubmer of chromosomes. In Drosophila melanogastor, $2n = 8$, hence $n = 4$ linkage groups.
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