Manipal Medical Manipal Medical Solved Paper-2014

  • question_answer
    The most likely reason for the development of resistance against pesticides in insect damaging a crop is

    A) genetic re combinations

    B) random mutations

    C) acquired heritable change

    D) directed mutations

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    The environmental stress (as pesticides) does not cause or direct changes in genome, instead it simply select rather persisting mutation which result in phenotype, that are better adapted to new environment like certain pesticides.


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