Multiple choice

Which type of mutation has caused a garden moss rose to produce flowers of different colours?

  1. Conditional mutation

  2. Somatic mutation

  3. Neutral mutation

  4. Induced mutation

  5. Chromosomal mutation
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Moss rose or rose moss, Portulaca grandiflora produces flowers of two colours that is purple and orange as a result of a mutation. The orange is probably the mutant as it is closer to the purple wild type. This is a somatic mutation that may also be passed on in the germ line. Somatic mutation is a genetic mutation that occurs in a somatic cell after conception.

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