Down’s syndrome was first described in the year

(1) 1962

(2) 1866

(3) 1856

(4) 1863

Gynaecomastia refers to

1. Masculine development in females

2. Development of breasts in males

3. Development of female characters in male

4. Reduced breasts in the female

In humans karyotype of 47, XXY leads to  

(1) Klinefelter’s syndrome

(2) Turner’s syndrome

(3) Down’s syndrome

(4) Edward’s syndrome

Furrowed tongue and partially open mouth are characteristics of

(1) Edward’s syndrome

(2) Turner’s syndrome

(3) Down’s syndrome

(4) Klinefelter’s syndrome.

Choose the correct match:

1. i-c,d; ii-b,e,f; iii-a

2. i-e,c; ii-b,f; iii-a,d

3. i-a; ii-b,e,f; iii-c,d

4. i-a,c; ii-d,e; iii-b,d

Turner’s syndrome is caused by

(1) Absence of Y chromosome

(2) Absence of one of the ‘X’ chromosome

(3) Trisomy of chromosome number 21

(4) Additional copy of chromosome ‘X’.

What will be the ratio of homozygous dominant, homozygous recessive and pure heterozygous traits in F₂ generation in pea plant is

(1) 1 : 1 : 8

(2) 2 : 3 : 2

(3) 1 : 1 : 2

(4) 2 : 2 : 6

In the results, F₂ generation of Mendelian dihybrid cross in pea plant. The ratio of yellow and wrinkled seeded pea plant to the yellow and round seeded pea plant is

(1) 1 : 2

(2) 1 : 4

(3) 1 : 3

(4) 3 : 5

Law of Independent Assortment is not applicable to 

(1) Linked genes

(2) Genes on different chromosomes

(3) Distantly located gene

(4) both (2) and (3)

Which of the following statement is correct?

(1) Mendel’s work remained unrecognised till 1920.

(2) Mendel’s work suggested that factors were discrete units.

(3) Mendel provided physical proof of the existence of factors.

(4) He used geographical approaches to solve the problems of biology.