Conditions of a karyotype 2n +1, 2n –1 and 2n + 2, 2n – 2 are called:
1. Aneuploidy
2. Polyploidy
3. Allopolyploidy
4. Monosomy

Subtopic:  Non - Disjunction & Aneuploidy |
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Distance between the genes and percentage of recombination shows:
1. a direct relationship
2. an inverse relationship
3. a parallel relationship
4. no relationship
Subtopic:  Recombination Gene Mapping |
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If a genetic disease is transferred from a phenotypically normal but carrier female to only some of the male progeny, the disease is:
1. Autosomal dominant
2. Autosomal recessive
3. Sex-linked dominant
4. Sex-linked recessive
Subtopic:  Sex Linked Recessive Inheritance |
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In sickle cell anaemia glutamic acid is replaced by valine. Which one of the following triplets codes for valine?
1. G G G
2. A A G
3. G A A
4. G U G
Subtopic:  Mendelian Disorders: Sickle Cell Anemia |
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Person having genotype IA IB would show the blood group as AB. This is because of:
1. Pleiotropy
2. Co-dominance
3. Segregation
4. Incomplete dominance
Subtopic:  Co-dominance |
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Z Z / ZW type of sex determination is seen in:
1. Platypus
2. Snails
3. Cockroach
4. Peacock
Subtopic:  Sex Determination |
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A cross between two tall plants resulted in offspring having few dwarf plants. What would be the genotypes of both the parents?
1. TT and Tt
2. Tt and Tt
3. TT and TT
4. Tt and tt
Subtopic:  Monohybrid Cross: 1 |
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Which of the following statements is the most appropriate for sickle cell anaemia?
1. It cannot be treated with iron supplements
2. It is a molecular disease
3. It confers resistance to acquiring malaria
4. All of the above
Subtopic:  Mendelian Disorders: Sickle Cell Anemia |
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In a dihybrid cross, if you get 9:3:3:1 ratio it denotes that:
1. The alleles of two genes are interacting with each other
2. It is a multigenic inheritance
3. It is a case of multiple allelism
4. The alleles of two genes are segregating independently.
Subtopic:  Dihybrid Cross Analysis |
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Which of the following will not result in variations among siblings?
1. Independent assortment of genes
2. Crossing over
3. Linkage
4. Mutation
Subtopic:  Linkage |
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