Multiple choice

The concept that any genetic information cannot be transmitted for long without some deterioration in quality due to copy error was given by which of the following rules?

  1. Allen’s rule

  2. Shannon’s rule

  3. Dollo’s rule

  4. Cope’s rule

  5. Jordan’s rule
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Shannon gave the concept that any genetic information cannot be transmitted for long without some deterioration in quality due to copy error was given by the following rule. It emphasized on the selective advantage of genetic redundancy in genetic transmission.

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