A female is a "carrier" for the trait red color blindness [remember this trait is X-linked and colour blindness is sex-linked recessive condition], marries a normal male. What proportion of their female progeny will be affected by the disorder?
1.    ¾ 
2.     ½
3.    ¼
4.    0

Subtopic:  Mendelian Disorders |
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Sickle cell anaemia is inherited as an autosomal recessive condition. What proportion of progeny will be normal as a result of mating between two individuals who are carriers for the trait but are themselves not affected?
1. 25%
2. 100%
3. 50%
4. 75%
Subtopic:  Mendelian Disorders: Sickle Cell Anemia |
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The karyotype of a person suffering from Down’s syndrome will show:
 
1. 44 Autosomes + XXY
2. 44 Autosomes + XO
3. 45 Autosomes [trisomy #21] + XY
4. 43 Autosomes [monosomy #21] + XY
Subtopic:  Non - Disjunction & Aneuploidy |
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Identify the incorrect statement regarding thalassemia:
 
1. There is reduced synthesis of one of the globin chains.
2. It is an autosome-linked dominant blood disease.
3. Alpha thalassemia is controlled by two closely linked genes on chromosome 16.
4. Beta thalassemia is controlled by a single gene on chromosome 11.
Subtopic:  Additional Note on Thalassemia |
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Antirrhinum majus with pink flowers was cross pollinated by Antirrhinum majus with white flowers. What proportion of progeny plants are expected to have white flowers?
1. 0
2. ¼
3. ½
4. ¾
Subtopic:  Monohybrid Cross: 1 | Monohybrid Cross: Further Understanding |
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When two genes in a dihybrid cross are situated on the same chromosome close to each other, the proportion of parental gene combinations is:
1. much higher than the non-parental type
2. much lower than the non-parental type
3. equal to the non-parental type
4. not seen at all
Subtopic:  Linkage Types | Recombination & Gene Mapping |
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Which of the following is not true regarding phenylketonuria?
1. It is inherited as an autosomal recessive condition.
2. The affected individual lacks the enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase.
3. The affected individuals lack the capability of converting tyrosine to phenylalanine.
4. Clinical features include mental retardation and a reduction in hair and skin pigmentation.
Subtopic:  Mendelian Disorders |
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Identify the incorrectly matched pair:
1. Pleiotropy Sickle cells anaemia
2. Polygenic inheritance Human skin colour
3. Multiple allelism ABO blood group
4. Gene/point mutation Down’s syndrome
Subtopic:  Monohybrid Cross: 1 | Monohybrid Cross: Further Understanding |
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XO type of sex determination can be found in:
1. Monkeys
2. Drosophila
3. Birds
4. Grasshoppers
Subtopic:  Sex Determination |
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Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Mendel studied seven pairs of contrasting traits in pea plants and proposed the Laws of Inheritance
Statement II: Seven characters examined by Mendel in his experiment on pea plants were seed shape and colour, flower colour, pod shape and colour, flower position and stem height


In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
2. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
3. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
4. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.

Subtopic:  Introduction to Genetics: 2 |
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