Biology Principles of Inheritance and Variation Skill Builder Single Correct MCQ
Published on: August 21, 2026

Incorrect statement is:

A
Sutton and Boveri noted that the behavior of chromosomes was parallel to the behaviour of genes.
B
Drosophila melanogaster could be grown on simple synthetic medium in the laboratory.
C
Mendelian disorders are mainly determined by alternation or mutation in the single gene.
D
Substitution of valine by glutamic acid at the sixth position of the beta globin chain of the haemoglobin molecule cause sickle-cell anaemia.

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The substitution of Glutamic acid (Glu) by Valine (Val) at the sixth position of the beta globin chain of the haemoglobin molecule caused sickle cell anemia.

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