Which of the following are correct regarding linked genes?

I. are located near each other on the same chromosome.

II. violate the law of independent assortment

III. segregate together during meiosis

(1) Only I and II

(2) Only I and III

(3) Only II and III

(4) I, II, III

Subtopic:  Linkage |
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A female whose father was colorblind marries and normal male whose father was also colorblind. What is the probablility that their daughter will be colorblind?

1. 0 %

2. 25 %

3. 50 %

4. 75 %

Subtopic:  Sex Linked Recessive Inheritance |
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A woman receives her X chromosomes from:

1. Her mother only

2. Her father only

3. Both her mother and father 

4. Mitochondria of mother only

 

Subtopic:  Sex Determination |
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Given below is the initial amino acids of the beta chain of a hemoglobin molecule. What will be true about this hemoglobin molecule ?

1. The RBCs carrying this molecule will undergo sickling at high oxygen tension
2. The RBCs carrying this molecules will undergo sickling at low oxygen tension
3. There will be a quantitative decrease in the synthesis of this molecule
4. This is normal beta chain of the hemoglobin molecule
Subtopic:  Mendelian Disorders: Sickle Cell Anemia |
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The disease inheritance pattern exemplified in the given pedigree analysis can be:
 

1. Hemophilia 2. Red-green colour blindness
3. Phenyl ketonuria 4. Polydactyly
Subtopic:  Pedigree Analysis: More Examples |
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In his classic experiments on pea plants, Mendel did not use

(1) seed colour

(2) pod length

(3) seed shape

(4) flower position

Subtopic:  Introduction to Genetics: 2 |
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Among the following characters, which one was not considered by Mendel in his experiments on pea?

(1) Stem - Tall or Dwarf

(2) Trichomes - Glandular or Non-glandular

(3) Seed - Green or Yellow

(4) Pod - Inflated or Constricted

Subtopic:  Introduction to Genetics: 2 |
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Thalassemia and sickle-cell anaemia are caused due to a problem in globin molecule synthesis. Select the correct statement.

(1) Both are due to a qualitative defect in globin chain synthesis

(2) Both are due to a quantitative defect globin chain synthesis

(3) Thalassemia is due to less synthesis of globin molecules

(4) Sickle-cells anaemia is due to a quantitative problem of globin molecules

Subtopic:  Mendelian Disorders: Thalassemia |
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A tall true breeding garden pea plant is crossed with a dwarf true breeding garden pea plant. When the F1 plants were selfed the resulting genotypes were in the ratio of 

(1) 1 : 2 : 1 :: Tall heterozygous : tall homozygous : Dwarf

(2) 3 : 1 :: Tall : Dwarf

(3) 3 : 1 :: Dwarf : Tall

(4) 1 : 2 : 1 :: Tall homozygous : Tall heterogygous : Dwarf

Subtopic:  Monohybrid Cross: 1 |
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In a test cross involving F1 dihybrid flies, more parental-type offspring were produced than the recombinant type offspring. This indicates

(1) chromosomes failed to separate during meiosis 

(2) the two genes are linked and present on the same chromosome

(3) both of the characters are controlled by more than one gene

(4) the two genes are located on two different chromosomes

Subtopic:  Dihybrid Cross: Details |
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