Select the correct statement from the ones given below with respect to dihybrid cross:

1. Tightly linked genes on the same chromosome show higher recombinations
2. Genes far apart, on the same chromosome, show very few recombinations
3. Genes loosely linked, on the same chromosome, show similar recombinations as the tightly linked ones
4. Tightly linked genes on the same chromosome show very few recombinations

Subtopic:  Dihybrid Cross Analysis |
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AIPMT - 2010
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Which one of the following symbols and its representation, used in the human pedigree analysis is correct?

1. = Mating between relatives
2.     = Unaffected male
3.     = Unaffected female
4.     = male affected

Subtopic:  Pedigree Analysis: Basics |
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AIPMT - 2010
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Sickle cell anaemia is:

1. an autosomal linked dominant trait
2. caused by substitution of valine by glutamic acid
in the globin chain of haemoglobin
3. caused by a change in base pair of DNA
4. characterized by elongated sickle like RBCs with
a nucleus

Subtopic:  Mendelian Disorders: Sickle Cell Anemia |
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Point mutation involves:

1. insertion

2. change in single base pair

3. duplication 

4. deletion

Subtopic:  Mutation |
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Study the pedigree chart given below:



What does it show?

1. Inheritance of a sex-linked inborn error of metabolism
2. Inheritance of a condition like phenylketonuria as an
autosomal recessive trait
3. The pedigree chart is wrong as this is not possible
4. Inheritance of a recessive sex-linked disease like
haemophilia

Subtopic:  Pedigree Analysis: Problem Solving | Mendelian Disorders |
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Select the incorrect statement from the following:

1. linkage is an exception to the principle of
independent assortment in heredity
2. galactosemia is an inborn error of metabolism
3. small population size result in random genetic
drift in a population
4. baldness is a sex-limited trait

Subtopic:  Sex Linked Inheritance: Introduction |
AIPMT - 2009
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A human male produces sperms with the genotypes AB, Ab, aB and ab pertaining to two diallelic characters in equal proportions. What is the corresponding genotype of this person?

1. AaBb

2. AaBB

3. AABb

4. AABB

Subtopic:  Dihybrid Cross: Details |
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AIPMT - 2007
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In hexaploid wheat, the haploid (n) ar basic (x) numbers of chromosomes are:

1. n=7 and x=21

2. n=21 and x=21

3. n=21 and x=14

4. n=21 and x=7

Subtopic:  Non - Disjunction & Aneuploidy |
AIPMT - 2007
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Which one of the following conditions in humans is correctly matched with its chromosomal abnormality/linkage?
1. Klinefelter's syndrome-44 autosomes + XXY
2. Colourblindness – Y-linked
3. Erythroblastosis foetalis-- X-linked
4. Down syndrome--44 autosomes + XO
Subtopic:  Sex Aneuploidy - Turner & Klinefelter Syndrome |
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Inheritance of skin colour in humans is an example of:

1. chromosomal aberration

2. point mutation

3. polygenic inheritance

4. codominance

Subtopic:  Polygenic Inheritance & Pleiotropy |
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