Among the following characters, which one was not considered by Mendel in his experiments on pea?
1. Stem - Tall or Dwarf
2. Trichomes - Glandular or non-glandular
3. Seed - Green or Yellow
4. Pod - Inflated or Constricted

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The genotypes of a Husband and Wife are IAIB and IAi .
Among the blood types of their children how many different genotypes and phenotypes are possible
1. 3 genotypes ; 3 phenotypes
2. 3 genotypes; 4 phenotypes
3. 4 genotypes ; 3 Phenotypes
4. 4 genotypes ; 4 phenotypes

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Thalassemia and sickle cell anemia are caused due to a problem in globin molecule synthesis. Select the correct statement :

1. Both are due to a qualitative defect in globin chain synthesis.
2. Both are due to a quantitative defect in globin chain synthesis.
3. Thalassemia is due to less synthesis of globin molecules.
4. Sickle cell anemia is due to a quantitative problem of globin molecules
Subtopic:  Mendelian Disorders: Sickle Cell Anemia | Mendelian Disorders: Thalassemia | Additional Note on Thalassemia |
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A disease caused by an autosomal primary non-disjunction is:
1. Down's Syndrome
2. Klinefelter's Syndrome
3. Turner's Syndrome
4. Sickle Cell Anemia

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Match each item in Column I with one in Column II and select your answer from the codes given:

Column I Column II
Scientist Contribution
A. Francis Crick  a. Breaking the genetic code
B. Nirenberg  b. Established Coenorhabditiselegans as a model genetics study organism 
C. Benzer  c. Central dogma of molecular biology
D. Brenner  d. Bacteriophage genetics

Codes:

A. B. C. D.
1. c a d b
2. c a b d
3. a b c d
4. a c d b
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The inheritance of flower colour in dog flower and 4’O clock plant exhibits:

1. Complete dominance 2. Incomplete dominance
3. Co-dominance 4. Lethality
Subtopic:  Dominance Deviation from Mendel: 1 | Dominance Deviation from Mendel: 2 |
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Morgan coined the term ______ to describe this physical association of genes on a chromosome and the term _________ to describe the generation of non-parental gene combinations.

1.Recombination; Linkage2.Linkage, Mutation
3.Transposition, Mutation4.Linkage, Recombination

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Occasionally, a single gene product may produce more than one effect. Such a gene is said to be:

1. Pleiotropic 2. Polygenic
3. Psuedoallele 4. Housekeeping
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What is the F2 genotypic ratio in cases of incomplete dominance?

1. 1 : 1 2. 3 : 1
3. 1 : 2 : 1 4. 1 : 1
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Suppose a gene has seven alleles. What would be the number of alleles in an individual at any instant?

1. 1 2. 7
3. 2 4. 3
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