The first scientists to isolate DNA in pure form were:
1. Avery, MacLeod and McCarty
2. Hershey and Chase
3. Nirenberg and Meithei
4. Cohen and Boyer

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Genetics deals with:
I: the process by which characters are passed on from parent to progeny.
II: the degree by which progeny differ from their parents.
1. Only I
2. Only II
3. Both I and II
4. Neither I nor II
Subtopic:  Introduction to Genetics: 1 |
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During Mendel’s investigations into inheritance patterns, it was for the first time that:
I: artificial hybridisation experiments were carried out.
II: statistical analysis and mathematical logic were applied to problems in biology.
1. Only I
2. Only II
3. Both I and II
4. Neither I nor II
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What would be the number of types of gametes produced by a plant with genotype AaBbCc [assume independent assortment between all loci]?
1. 6
2. 8
3. 9
4. 16
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In a typical dihybrid cross \(A a B b \times A a B b\) [symbols have usual meanings; assume independent assortment], what proportion of progeny are expected to carry both dominant alleles?
1. ¼
2. 9/16
3. 3/16
4. ½
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Consider the given two statements:
Statement I: Genes are the units of inheritance and contain the information that is required
to express a particular trait in an organism.
Statement II: Genes which code for a pair of contrasting traits are known as alleles, i.e.,
they are slightly different forms of the same gene
 
1. Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect
2. Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct
3. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct
4. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect
Subtopic:  Monohybrid Cross: Further Understanding |
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Identify the incorrect statement:
1. Mendel found the phenotype of the F1 heterozygote Tt to be exactly like the TT parent in appearance.
2. He proposed that in a pair of dissimilar factors, one dominates the other.
3. It is convenient (and logical) to use the capital and lower case of an alphabetical symbol to remember this concept of dominance and recessiveness.
4. It is convenient (and logical) to use the capital and lower case of different alphabets symbol to remember this concept of dominance and recessiveness.
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A typical dihybrid cross results in the formation of 500 F2 progeny. What is the expected number of recombinants among these progeny?
1. 280
2. 31
3. 94
4. 187
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In a monohybrid cross, ¼ of the random fertilisations lead to:
I: Homozygous dominant progeny
II: Homozygous recessive progeny
III: Heterozygous progeny
 
1. Only I and II are correct
2. Only I and III are correct
3. Only II and III are correct
4. I, II and III are correct
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Consider the given two statements:
Assertion (A):  Mendel self-pollinated the F2 plants and found that dwarf F2
plants continued to generate dwarf plants in F3 and F4 generations.
 
Reason (R):  The genotype of the dwarfs was homozygous.
 
1.  Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain (A).
2.  Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains Assertion.
3.  Both (A) and (R) are False.
4.  (A) is True but (R) is False.
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