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What is the result of the duplication of section 16A in Drosophila?
What is the result of the duplication of section 16A in Drosophila?
- A narrower, oblong, bar-shaped eye with a few facets (correct)
- A narrower, oblong, bar-shaped eye with many facets
- No observable effect on the eye shape
- A normal eye shape with a few facets
What is the term for the type of mutation that results in the loss or addition of chromosomes?
What is the term for the type of mutation that results in the loss or addition of chromosomes?
- Aneuploidy (correct)
- Translocation
- Polyploidy
- Point mutation
What is the effect of polyploidy on the fertility of plants?
What is the effect of polyploidy on the fertility of plants?
- It increases the fertility of plants
- It completely eliminates the fertility of plants
- It reduces the fertility of plants to varying degrees (correct)
- It has no effect on the fertility of plants
What is the term for a mutation that occurs in the somatic cells and is not passed on to the next generation?
What is the term for a mutation that occurs in the somatic cells and is not passed on to the next generation?
What is the type of mutation that affects the structure of the chromosome, induced by changes in the nucleotide sequences?
What is the type of mutation that affects the structure of the chromosome, induced by changes in the nucleotide sequences?
Polyploidy is a type of mutation that changes parts of a chromosome set.
Polyploidy is a type of mutation that changes parts of a chromosome set.
Translocation is a type of mutation where a part of a chromosome is transferred to a homologous chromosome.
Translocation is a type of mutation where a part of a chromosome is transferred to a homologous chromosome.
Hypoploidy is the result of aneuploidy caused by the addition of chromosomes.
Hypoploidy is the result of aneuploidy caused by the addition of chromosomes.
Missense mutation leads to the substitution of a base pair resulting in a premature stop codon.
Missense mutation leads to the substitution of a base pair resulting in a premature stop codon.
Silent mutations have observable effects on the phenotype of an organism.
Silent mutations have observable effects on the phenotype of an organism.
