Haploids are more suitable for mutation studies than the diploids. This is because:
- all mutations, whether dominant or recessive are expressed in haploids
- mutagens penetrate in haploids more effectively than in diploids
- haploids are reproductively more stable than diploids
- haploids are more abundant in nature than diploids
Answer
(1) all mutations, whether dominant or recessive are expressed in haploids
Solution
A haploid has only one allele of each gene.
⇒ There is no second (dominant) allele to mask a recessive mutation.
∴ Every mutation, dominant or recessive, is expressed in the phenotype of a haploid and can be detected directly.
Answer: (1)