Which of the following is not true for the Law of Dominance given by Mendel?

1. Characters are controlled by discrete units called factors.
2. Factors occur in pairs.
3. In a dissimilar pair of factors, one member of the pair dominates the other.
4. The alleles show blending at the time of fertilization.

Subtopic:  Monohybrid Cross: 1 |
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An individual affected by Klinefelter’s syndrome:

1. Has 47 autosomes.
2. Has overall feminine development.
3. Has gynecomastia.
4. Has an additional copy of the Y chromosome.
Subtopic:  Sex Aneuploidy - Turner & Klinefelter Syndrome |
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An individual affected with Turner’s Syndrome:

I: Is a female
II: Has 45 chromosomes
III: Has rudimentary ovaries

Of the above statements, the correct statements are:

1. Only I and II 2. Only I and III
3. Only II and III 4. I, II and III
Subtopic:  Sex Aneuploidy - Turner & Klinefelter Syndrome |
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In the case of co-dominance, the F1 generation resembles:

1. Dominant parent 2. Recessive parent
3. Both the parents 4. None of the parents
Subtopic:  Dominance Deviation from Mendel: 1 |
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Genes that code for a pair of contrasting traits or slightly different forms of the same gene are known as:

1. Alleles 2. Loci
3. Cistrons 4. Introns
Subtopic:  Monohybrid Cross: Further Understanding |
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What is the mode of inheritance of phenylketonuria?

1.Autosomal recessive2.Autosomal dominant
3.Sex linked recessive4.Sex linked dominant

Subtopic:  Mendelian Disorders |
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Which of the following is not a feature of Down’s Syndrome?

1. It is caused by a non-disjunction in an autosome.
2. The affected individual has a trisomy of chromosome 21.
3. The affected individual has a characteristic simian palmar crease.
4. The mental development of the affected individual is normal.
Subtopic:  Non - Disjunction & Aneuploidy |
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What is F2 phenotypic ratio in a dihybrid cross?

1. 1 : 1 2. 3 : 1
3. 9 : 3 : 3 : 1 4. 1 : 1 : 1: 1
Subtopic:  Dihybrid Cross: Details |
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In true breeding, the allelic pair of genes are:

1. Homologous 2. Linked
3. Stable 4. Homozygous
Subtopic:  Monohybrid Cross: 1 |
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The expression of only one of the parental characters in a monohybrid cross in the F1, the expression of both in the Fand the proportion of 3:1 obtained at the F2 can be explained by:
1. Law of Dominance
2. Law of segregation
3. Law of Independent Assortment
4. Two-factor interaction

Subtopic:  Monohybrid Cross: 1 |
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