Q. No.Experimental verification of the chromosomal theory of inheritance was done by:
1.
Sutton
2.
Boveri
3.
Morgan
4.
Mendel
Select the correct match:
| 1. | Phenylketonuria | Autosomal dominant trait |
| 2. | Sickle cell anemia | Autosomal recessive trait chromosome - 11 |
| 3. | Thalassemia | X linked |
| 4. | Haemophilia | Y linked |
Identify the wrong statement with reference to the gene 'I' that controls ABO blood groups.
| 1. | A person will have only two of the 3 alleles. |
| 2. | When IA and IB are present together, they express same type of sugar. |
| 3. | Allele 'i' does not produce any sugar. |
| 4. | The gene (I) has three alleles. |
How many true-breeding pea plant varieties did Mendel select as pairs, which were similar except in one character with contrasting traits?
| 1. | 2 | 2. | 14 |
| 3. | 6 | 4. | 4 |
Chromosomal theory of inheritance was proposed by:
| 1. | Sutton and Boveri | 2. | Bateson and Punnet |
| 3. | T. H. Morgan | 4. | Watson and Crick |
The number of contrasting characters studied by Mendel for his experiments was:
| 1. | 14 | 2. | 4 |
| 3. | 2 | 4. | 7 |
The best example of pleiotropy is:
| 1. | Skin color | 2. | Phenylketonuria |
| 3. | Colour Blindness | 4. | ABO Blood group |
The production of gametes by the parents the formation of zygotes, the F1 and F2 plants can be understood using
| 1. | Pie diagram | 2. | A pyramid diagram |
| 3. | Punnett square | 4. | Wenn diagram |
In which genetic condition, each cell in the affected person, has three sex chromosomes XXY?
1. Thalassemia
2. Klinefelter's Syndrome
3. Phenylketonuria
4. Turner's Syndrome
In a marriage between a male with blood group A and a female with blood group B, the progeny had either blood group AB or B. What could be the possible genotype of the parents?
1. IA i (Male) ; IB IB (Female)
2. IA IA (Male) ; IB IB (Female)
3. IA IA (Male) ; IB i (Female)
4. IA i (Male) ; IB i(Female)
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