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41
In order to find out the different types of gametes produced by a pea plant having the genotype AaBb it should be crossed to a plant with the genotype
A
AABB
B
AaBb
C
aabb
D
aaBB
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42
In a plant, red fruit (R) is dominant over yellow fruit (r) and tallness (7) is dominant over shortness (t). If a plant with RRTt genotype is crossed with a plant that is rrtt,
A
25% will be tall with red fruit
B
50% will be tall with red fruit
C
75% will be tall with red fruit
D
all the offspring will be tall with red fruit
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Answer: 50% will be tall with red fruit
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43
A nutritionally wild type organism, which does not required any additional growth supplement is known as
A
phenotype
B
holotype
C
autotroph
D
prototroph
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44
A male human is heterozygous for autosomal genes A and B and is also hemizygous for hemophilic gene h. What proportion of his sperms will be abh?
A
1/8
B
1/32
C
1/16
D
1/4
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45
Lack of independent assortment of two genes A and B in fruit fly Drosophila is due to
A
repulsion
B
recombination
C
linkage
D
crossing over
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46
One of the parents of a cross has a mutation in its mitochondria. In that cross, that parent is taken as a male. During segregation of F2 progenies that mutation is found in
A
one-third of the progenies
B
none of the progenies
C
all the progenies
D
fifty percent of the progenies
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Answer: none of the progenies
47
Which one of the following traits of garden pea studied by Mendel was a recessive feature?
A
axial flower position
B
green seed colour
C
green pod colour
D
round seed shape
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Answer: green seed colour
48
The genes controlling the seven pea characters studied by Mendel are now known to be located on how many different chromosomes?
A
seven
B
six
C
five
D
four
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49
Two crosses between the same pair of genotypes or phenotypes in which the sources of the gametes are reversed in one cross, is known as
A
test cross
B
reciprocal cross
C
dihybrid cross
D
reverse cross
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50
Which of the following is an example of pleiotropy ?
A
haemophilia
B
thalassemia
C
sickle cell anaemia
D
colour blindness
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Answer: sickle cell anaemia
51
There are three genes a, b, c. Percentage of crossing over between a and b is 20%, b and c is 28% and a and c is 8%. What is the sequence of genes on chromosome?
A
b, a, c
B
a, b, c
C
a, c, b
D
none of these
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52
On selfing a plant of F1 generation with genotype “AABbCC”, the genotypic ratio in F2-generation will be
A
3 : 1
B
1 : 1
C
9:3:3:1
D
27 : 9 : 9 : 9 : 3 : 3 : 3 : 1.
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53
A gene is said to be dominant if
A
it expresses its effect only in homozygous state
B
it expresses its effect only in heterozygous condition
C
it expresses its effect both in homozygous and heterozygous condition.
D
it never expresses its effect in any condition
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Answer: it expresses its effect both in homozygous and heterozygous condition.
54
Two nonallelic a gene produces the new phenotype when present together but fail to do so independently then it is called
A
epistasis
B
polygene
C
non complementary gene
D
complementary gene
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55
A and B genes are linked. What shall be genotype of progeny in a cross between AB/ab and ab/ab
A
AAbb and aabb
B
AaBb and aabb
C
AABB and aabb
D
none of the above
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56
When dominant and recessive alleles express itself together it is called
A
co-dominance
B
dominance
C
amphidominance
D
pseudo dominance
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57
Ratio of complementary genes is
A
9:3:4
B
12 : 3 : 1
C
9 : 3 : 3 : 4
D
9 : 7
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58
Independent assortment of genes does not takes place when
A
genes are located on homologous chromosomes
B
genes are linked and located on same chromosome
C
genes are located on non-homogenous chromosome
D
all the above
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Answer: genes are linked and located on same chromosome
59
Due to the cross between TTRrxttrr the resultant progenies show what percent of tall, red flowered plants
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60
Which one of the following is an example of polygenic inheritance?
A
skin colour in humans
B
flower colour in Mirabilis jalapa
C
production of male honey bee
D
pod shape in garden pea
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Answer: skin colour in humans
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