n a species that has five different alleles fora gene at a particular locus, how many differentalleles may be present in the somatic cells ofone diploid individual?(A) One(B) Two(C) Three(D) Four(E) Five
Question
n a species that has five different alleles fora gene at a particular locus, how many differentalleles may be present in the somatic cells ofone diploid individual?(A) One(B) Two(C) Three(D) Four(E) Five
Solution
In a diploid individual, each cell contains two sets of chromosomes, one from each parent. Therefore, even though there are five different alleles for a gene at a particular locus in the species, any one individual can only have two of these alleles in their somatic cells. So, the answer is (B) Two.
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