NEET Biology question

Biology Principles of Inheritance and Variation NEET

Some individuals with blood group-A may inherit the genes for blonde hair, while other individuals with blood group-A may have the gene for brown hair. This can be best explained by the principle of

(A)Dominance
(B)Multiple alleles
(C)Independent assortmentCorrect
(D)Incomplete dominance

Answer: (C)

Solution

The gene for ABO blood group and the gene for hair colour are located on different chromosomes (or are unlinked) and so segregate and assort completely independently of each other during gamete formation, meaning any hair-colour allele can occur together with any

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