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Molecular Basis Of Inheritance

Question
CBSEENBI12047227

Balbiani rings are the sites of

  • DNA replication

  • RNA and protein synthesis

  • synthesis of lipids

  • synthesis of polysaccharides

Solution

B.

RNA and protein synthesis

Balbiani rings are large puffs on the polytene chromosomes in the dipteran Chironomus tentans. These puffs are used for the studies of the structure of active genes and the synthesis and transport of specific RNA- protein particles.