Question
Biology Question on Principles of Inheritance and Variation
Multiple alleles control inheritance of
A
phenylketonuria
B
colour blindness
C
sickle cell anaemia
D
blood groups.
Answer
blood groups.
Explanation
Solution
ABO blood group system is due to multiple allelism. A gene can have more than two alleles or allelomorphs, which can be expressed by mutation in wild form in more than one ways. These alleles or allelomorphs make a series of multiple alleles. The mode of inheritance in case of multiple alleles is called multiple allelism. A well known and simplest example of multiple allelism is the inheritance of ABO blood groups in human beings. In human population, 3 different alleles for this character are found - I I and I. A person is having only two of these three alleles and blood type can be determined.