Match: Types of Traits and Their Examples
Match the column — Types of traits and their examples:
TABLE-I
1) Sex-linked traits
2) Sex-influenced traits
3) Sex-limited traits
4) Multiple allelism
5) Pleiotropy
TABLE-II
a) Milk production
b) Broodiness in poultry
c) Horn condition in sheep
d) Double muscling gene in cattle
e) ABO blood group in human
- 1-b, 2-c, 3-a, 4-e, 5-d — Correct Answer
- 1-a, 2-c, 3-b, 4-e, 5-d
- 1-b, 2-a, 3-c, 4-e, 5-d
- 1-b, 2-c, 3-a, 4-d, 5-e
Explanation:
Correct Answer: 1-b, 2-c, 3-a, 4-e, 5-d
Correct Matching
| # | Trait Type | Example | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sex-linked traits | Broodiness in poultry | Gene on sex chromosome (Z chromosome in poultry) |
| 2 | Sex-influenced traits | Horn condition in sheep | Polled/horned in Dorset sheep; gene on autosome; expressed differently in two sexes |
| 3 | Sex-limited traits | Milk production | Gene on autosome; expressed only in one sex |
| 4 | Multiple allelism | ABO blood group in human | 3 alleles (IA, IB, IO) at one locus |
| 5 | Pleiotropy | Double muscling gene in cattle | One gene affecting multiple traits |
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