Which of the following is correct ?

(1) Henking discovered the small Y-chromosome.

(2) Drosophila also shows XX-XY sex determination like human.

(3) Birds have ZZ-ZW sex determination, where females are ZZ and males are ZW.

(4) Grasshoppers show XX-XY sex determination. 

Subtopic:  Sex Determination: Further Considerations |
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AIIMS - 2011
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Which of the following is true for a recessive disease in family A and B?

(1) In family A, both the parents are homozygous recessive.

(2) In family B, both the parents are homozygous dominant.

(3) In family B, both the parents are heterozygous recessive.

(4) In family A, both the parents are heterozygous recessive. 

Subtopic:  Pedigree Analysis: Problem Solving |
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AIIMS - 2013
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Which of the following occurs due to monosomy of sex chromosome?

1. Down's syndrome

2. Turner's syndrome

3. Haemophilia

4. Sickle cell anaemia

Subtopic:  Sex Aneuploidy - Turner & Klinefelter Syndrome |
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AIIMS - 2014
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In rabbits, the gene for grey fur (G) is dominant over that for black fur (g). In a litter, if 50% rabbits are grey, then the possible parental cross combination is 

(1) GG X Gg

(2) GG X GG

(3) gg X gg

(4) Gg X gg.

Subtopic:  Monohybrid Cross: 1 |
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AIIMS - 2015
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Barr body is missing in the female suffering from 

(1) Huntington's disease

(2) Tay-sach's disease

(3) Klinefelter's syndrome

(4) Turner's syndrome

Subtopic:  Sex Aneuploidy - Turner & Klinefelter Syndrome |
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Which is genetically not possible?

(1) Hemophilic father transfers the hemophilic gene to his son

(2) Hemophiic father transfers the hemophilic gene to his daughter

(3) Carrier mother transfers the hemophilic gene to her son

(4) Carrier mother trannsfers the hemophilic gene to her daughter

Subtopic:  Mendelian Disorders: Hemophilia |
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Barr Body is found in the cytoplasm during 

(1) interphase in cell of female mammal

(2) interphase in cell of male mammal

(3) prophase in cell of female mammal

(4) prophase in cell of male mammal.

Subtopic:  Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance: Introduction |
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AIIMS - 2015
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If both parents are carriers for thalassaemia, which is an autosomal recessive disorder, what are the chances of pregnancy resulting in an affected child?

(1) 25%

(2) 100%

(3) No chance

(4) 50%

Subtopic:  Mendelian Disorders: Thalassemia |
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AIIMS - 2016
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If 'A' represents the dominant gene and 'a' represents its recessive allele, which of the following would be the most likely result in the first generation offspring when Aa is crossed with aa ?

1. All will exhibit dominant phenotype.

2. All will exhibit recessive phenotype. 

3. Dominant and recessive phenotypes will be 50% each.

4. Dominant phenotype will be 75%.

Subtopic:  Monohybrid Cross: 1 |
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AIIMS - 2016
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In a pea plants, green pod colour is dominant over yellow pods. 1000 seeds taken from a pea plant on germination produces 760 green pod and 240 yellow pod plants. The parental genotype and phenotype of the seed plant are 

(1) Heterozygous and yellow

(2) heterozygous and green

(3) homozygous and yellow

(4) homozygous and green

Subtopic:  Monohybrid Cross: Further Understanding |
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