In his classic experiments on pea plants, Mendel did not use
(1) seed colour
(2) pod length
(3) seed shape
(4) flower position
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
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
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
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
The term "linkage" was coined by :-
1. TH Morgan
2. T Boveri
3. G Mendel
4. W Sulton
A pleiotropic gene
1. is expressed only in primitive plants
2. is a gene involved during Pliocene
3. controls a trait only in combination with another gene
4. control multiple traits in an individual
A human female with turner's syndrome
(1) has 45 chromosomes with XO
(2) has one additional X-chromosome
(3) exhibits male characters
(4) is able to produce children with normal husband
If two persons 'AB' blood group marry and have sufficiently large number of children, these children could be classified as 'A' blood group : 'AB' blood group : 'B' blood group in 1 : 2 : 1 ratio. Modern technique of protein electrophoresis reveals presence of both 'A' and 'B' type proteins in 'AB' blood group individuals. This is an example of
(1) codominance
(2) incomplete dominance
(3) partial dominance
(4) complete dominance
The incorrect statement with regard to haemophilia is
(1) it is a sex-linked disease
(2) it is a recessive disease
(3) it is a dominant disease
(4) a single protein involved in the clotting of blood effected