Z Z / ZW, female heterogamety, type of sex determination is seen in:
1. Platypus
2. Snails
3. Cockroach
4. Fowl

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What is the number of phenotypes and genotypes in the F2 generation of a Mendelian dihybrid cross?
1. phenotypes - 4; genotypes - 16
2. phenotypes - 9; genotypes - 4
3. phenotypes - 4; genotypes - 8
4. phenotypes - 4; genotypes - 9
Subtopic:  Dihybrid Cross: Details |
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What would be the genotype of a mother with blood group ‘A’ and a father with blood group ‘B’ if their progeny has an ‘O’ blood group?
1. Mother is homozygous for ‘A’ blood group and father is heterozygous for ‘B’
2. Mother is heterozygous for ‘A’ blood group and father is homozygous for ‘B’
3. Both the mother and father are heterozygous for ‘A’ and ‘B’ blood group, respectively
4. Both the mother and father are homozygous for ‘A’ and ‘B’ blood group, respectively
Subtopic:  Monohybrid Cross: 1 | Monohybrid Cross: Further Understanding |
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How many of the given genetic disorders are inherited as a recessive condition?
I: Sickle cell anaemia
II: Colour blindness
III: Phenylketonuria
IV: Haemophilia
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
Subtopic:  Sex Linked Recessive Inheritance |
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A changed chromosome number such as 2n +1, 2n –1 and 2n + 2, 2n – 2 is called:
1. Aneuploidy
2. Polyploidy
3. Allopolyploidy
4. Monosomy
Subtopic:  Non - Disjunction & Aneuploidy |
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Consider the given two statements:
Assertion (A): Both α- and β-thalassemias are often inherited in an autosomal recessive manner.
Reason (R): The thalassemias are classified according to which chain of the hemoglobin molecule is affected.
 
1. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A)
2. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain (A)
3. (A) is True, (R) is False
4. (A) is False, (R) is True
Subtopic:  Mendelian Disorders: Thalassemia |
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The sickle cell trait provides a survival advantage against:
1. Malaria
2. HIV
3. Covid 19
4. Swine flu
Subtopic:  Mendelian Disorders |
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Male honeybees produce gametes by:
1. Mitosis
2. Meiosis
3. Abnormal mitosis
4. Male honeybees are sterile; they do not produce gametes
Subtopic:  Sex Determination |
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In fowl, the sex of offspring is determined by:
1. Male parent
2. Female parent
3. Both male and female parents
4. Environmental conditions
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In Pisum sativum, which of the following is not a dominant trait?
1. Violet flower color
2. Yellow pod color
3. Axial flower position
4. Tall stem height

Subtopic:  Introduction to Genetics: 1 |
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