JAMB Biology 2010 Objective — Question 41
Question 41 of 50 from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Biology 2010 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.
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A dilute solution of phenythiocarbamide tastes bitter to some people and is tasteless to others. This is an example of
- A. taste bud variation
- B. discontinuous variationCorrect
- C. morphological variation
- D. continuous variation
Explanation
Since people are either able to taste PTC or not (i.e. no intermediate), the variation is said to be discontinuous.
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