AIIMS AIIMS Solved Paper-2002

  • question_answer
    Pure line breed refers to:

    A) homozygosity                                   

    B) heterozygosity 

    C)       linkage                 

    D)        both (b) and (c)

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Johannson (1903) proposed the concept of pure line while studying with Phaseolus vulgaris (French bean). Pure line breeds refer to homozygosity because these are formed by the progeny of a single homozygous plant by self-pollination. Thus, all the pure line breeds have the same genotype. The differences within a pure line breeds are due to the environmental conditions, these differences are not heritable.


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