Pure line breed refers to
(1) heterozygosity only
(2) heterogyzosity and linkage
(3) homozygosity only
(4) homozygosity and self assortment.
If a homozygous red flowered plant is crossed with a homozygous white flowered plant and red colour allele is completely dominat over white colour allele, the offspring would be
(1) half red-flowered
(2) all red-flowred
(3) half white-flowered
(4) half pink- flowered.
One of the genes present exclusively on the X-chromosome in humans is concerned with
1. baldness
2. red-green colour blindness
3. facial hair/moustaches in males
4. night blindness
Given below is a pedigree chart of a family with five children. It shows the inheritance of attached ear-lobes as opposed to the free ones. The squares represent the male individuals and circles the females individuals. Which one of the foloowing conclusions drawn is correct?
(1) The parents are homozygous recessive.
(2) The trait is Y-linked.
(3) The parents are homozygous dominant.
(4) The parents are heterozygous.
How many different types of gametes can be formed by F1 progeny, resulting from the following cross:
AA BB CC X aa bb cc
(1) 3
(2) 8
(3) 27
(4) 64
Given below is a pedigree chart showing the inheritance of a certain sex-liniked trait in humans.
The Trait traced in the above pedigree chart is
(1) dominant X-linked
(2) recessive X-linked
(3) dominant Y-linked
(4) recessive Y-linked
The "cri-du-chat" syndrome is caused by change in chromosome structure invloving
(1) deletion
(2) duplication
(3) inversion
(4) translocation
Grain colour in wheat is determined by three pairs of polygenes. Following the cross AABBCC (dark colour) X aabbcc (light colour), in F2 generation what proportion of the progeny is likely to resemble either parent?
(1) None
(2) Less than 5 percent
(3) One third
(4) Half
Primary source of allelic variation is
(1) independent assorment
(2) recombination
(3) mutation
(4) polyploidy
Which one of the following pairs of features is a good example of polygenic inheritance?
(1) Human height and skin colour
(2) ABO blood group in humans and flower colour of Mirabilis jalapa
(3) Hair pigment of mouse and tongue rolling in humans
(4) Human eye colour and sickle cell anaemia