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

Subtopic:  Dominance Deviation from Mendel: 1 |
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A couple has a daughter. What is the probability that their next child will be a daughter?

1. 0 % 2. 25 %
3. 50 % 4. 100 %
Subtopic:  Sex Determination | Sex Determination: Further Considerations |
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The mechanism of sex determination in grasshoppers is:

1. XX – XY; male heterogamety
2. XX – XY; female heterogamety
3. XX – XO; male heterogamety
4. XX – XO; female heterogamety
Subtopic:  Sex Determination | Sex Determination: Further Considerations |
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Which of the following father and son duos received Nobel Prize?

1. Nirenbergs 2. Kornbergs
3. Darwins 4. Lederbergs
Subtopic:  Introduction to Genetics: 1 | Introduction to Genetics: 2 |
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A plant, on repeated self-pollination, preserves the trait expressed for many generations. Such a plant is said to be:

1. Panmictic 2. Homologous
3. Apomictic 4. Pure line
Subtopic:  Introduction to Genetics: 1 | Introduction to Genetics: 2 |
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What is the F2 phenotypic ratio in cases of incomplete dominance?

1. 1 : 1 2. 3 : 1
3. 1 : 2 : 1 4. 1 : 1
Subtopic:  Monohybrid Cross: Further Understanding |
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“Chromosomes, which are seen in all dividing cells and pass from one generation to the next, are the basis for all genetic inheritance”.
This statement is credited to:

1.Watson and Crick2.Hershey and Chase
3.Sutton and Boveri4.Meselson and Stahl

Subtopic:  Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance: Introduction |
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The famous double helix model of DNA was proposed by Watson and Crick in ____ and they shared Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in ________ for their effort.

1.1951, 19712.1943, 1963
3.1953, 19624.1969, 1972

Subtopic:  Introduction to Genetics: 1 | Introduction to Genetics: 2 |
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In Mendel’s experiments, the contrasting traits did not show any blending in:

1. F1 stage
2. F2 stage
3. Both F1 and F2 stages
4. The statement is false as blending was seen at all stages
Subtopic:  Dominance Deviation from Mendel: 1 | Dominance Deviation from Mendel: 2 |
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What could be the genotype of a garden pea plant that expresses the tall trait of height?

1. TD 2. Tt
3. Td 4. tt
Subtopic:  Monohybrid Cross: 1 |
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