Women who consume the drug thalidomide for relief from vomiting during the early months of pregnancy give birth to children with :
1. | No spleen | 2. | Harelip |
3. | Extra fingers and toes | 4. | Underdeveloped limbs |
A cross-section at the midpoint of the middle piece of a human sperm will show :
1. | centriole, mitochondria, and 9+2 arrangement of microtubules |
2. | centriole and mitochondria |
3. | mitochondria and 9+2 arrangement of microtubules |
4. | 9+2 arrangement of microtubules only |
Which one of the following events is correctly matched with the time period in a normal menstrual cycle?
1. | Release of egg: 5th day |
2. | Endometrium regenerates: 5 - 10 days |
3. | Endometrium secretes nutrients for implantation: 11-18 days |
4. | Rise in progesterone level: 1 - 15 days |
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): | A moist habitat is almost always required for external fertilization. |
Reason (R): | A moist habitat prevents the drying of gametes and allows sperms to swim to ova. |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
3. | (A) is true but (R) is false. |
4. | Both (A) and (R) are false. |
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): | All mammalian embryos will develop into females unless a functional SRY gene is present. |
Reason (R): | SRY gene is non-functional in a female zygote. |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
3. | (A) is true but (R) is false. |
4. | Both (A) and (R) are false. |
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): | Young women have a lower incidence of heart disease as compared to post-menopausal women. |
Reason (R): | Estrogen has a vasculo-protective action which helps in preventing atherosclerosis. |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
3. | (A) is true but (R) is false. |
4. | Both (A) and (R) are false. |
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): | hCG can also be used clinically to induce ovulation in the ovaries as well as testosterone production in the testes. |
Reason (R): | hCG resembles FSH in function. |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
3. | (A) is true but (R) is false. |
4. | Both (A) and (R) are false. |
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): | Though sperm acquire the capability of motility in the epididymis, they do not move with their flagella in the male ducts. |
Reason (R): | Only spermatozoa that have passed through the epididymis are mature enough to be capable of motility. |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
3. | (A) is true but (R) is false. |
4. | Both (A) and (R) are false. |
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): | Binding of the sperm head on the oolemma is species specific. |
Reason (R): | Oolemma has receptors only for the head of human sperms. |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
3. | (A) is true but (R) is false. |
4. | Both (A) and (R) are false. |
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): | All mitochondria in the bodily cells of an individual normally derive from the mother alone. |
Reason (R): | The sperm has a large number of mitochondria in the body that are spirally arranged. |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
3. | (A) is true but (R) is false. |
4. | Both (A) and (R) are false. |