Which of the following pairs is wrongly matched?
Answer: (C) Starch synthesis in pea : Multiple alleles. Answer: (C) Starch synthesis in pea : Multiple alleles Solution: Starch synthesis in pea (alleles B and b for starch-grain size) is an example of incomplete dominance / a single gene affecting seed shape, not multiple alleles, so this pair is wrongly matched.
- A.XO type sex determination : Grasshopper
- B.ABO blood grouping : Co-dominance
- C.Starch synthesis in pea : Multiple alleles✓
- D.T.H. Morgan : Linkage
Correct Answer
(C) Starch synthesis in pea : Multiple alleles
Solution & Explanation
Answer: (C) Starch synthesis in pea : Multiple alleles Solution: Starch synthesis in pea (alleles B and b for starch-grain size) is an example of incomplete dominance / a single gene affecting seed shape, not multiple alleles, so this pair is wrongly matched. The other pairs are correct: grasshopper shows XO sex determination, ABO blood grouping illustrates co-dominance, and T.H. Morgan is associated with linkage. NCERT Reference: NCERT Class XII, Ch 4, p.62, lines 16-18: "So if starch grain size is considered as the phenotype, then from this angle, the alleles show incomplete dominance."
