Each germ cell must carry how many sets of genes?
ATwo
BFour
CNine
DOne
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. One
1. Each pea plant has two sets of all genes, one inherited from each parent.
2. For that mechanism to work, each germ cell must have only one gene set.
3. The two sets are restored when the germ cells fuse.
_Source: syllabus Science, Ch 9 'Heredity and Evolution'_
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