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

Subtopic:  Introduction to Genetics: 1 | Introduction to Genetics: 2 |
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The inheritance of flower colour in dog flower and 4’O clock plant exhibits:

1.Complete dominance2.Incomplete dominance
3.Co-dominance4.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

Subtopic:  Understanding Linkage | Recombination & Gene Mapping |
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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
Subtopic:  Dominance Deviation from Mendel: 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
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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