Which of the following is a recessive trait in Pisum sativum?

1. Yellow pod color 2. Axial flower position
3. Inflated pod shape 4. Violet flower color

Subtopic:  Introduction to Genetics: 2 |
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In a dihybrid cross between two pea plants with round and yellow seeds [heterozygous at both loci], the yellow and green color will segregate in a ratio:

1. 1 : 1 2. 3 : 1
3. 1 : 1 : 1 : 1 4. 9 : 3 : 3 : 1
Subtopic:  Dihybrid Cross Analysis |
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Identify an autosomal recessive inborn error of metabolism the effects of which can be completely overcome by regulating the diet of the affected individual:

1.Cystic fibrosis2.Huntington’s chorea
3.Albinism4.Phenylketonuria

Subtopic:  Mendelian Disorders |
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Represented below is the inheritance pattern of a certain type of traits in humans. Which one of the following conditions could be an example of this pattern?

1. Sickle cell anemia 2. Haemophilia
3. Thalassemia 4. Phenylketonuria
Subtopic:  Mendelian Disorders: Hemophilia |
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AIPMT - 2012
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Study the pedigree chart of a certain family given below and select the correct conclusion which can be drawn for the character:

 

1. The parents could not have had a normal daughter for this character
2. The trait under study could not be colourblindness
3. The male parent is homozygous dominant
4. The female parent is heterozygous

Subtopic:  Pedigree Analysis: Basics |
AIPMT - 2010
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The salivary gland chromosomes in the dipteran larva, are useful in gene mapping because:

1. They have endoreduplication chromosomes
2. These are fused
3. These are easy to stain
4. These are much longer in size
Subtopic:  Recombination & Gene Mapping |
AIPMT - 2005
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If Mendel might have studied 7 pairs of characters in a plant with 12 chromosomes instead of 14 then:

1. He could not discover an independent assortment
2. He might have discovered linkage
3. He might have discovered crossing over
4. He might have not observed dominance
Subtopic:  Introduction to Genetics: 2 |
AIPMT - 1998
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Mental retardation in man occurs due to:
1. Loss of one X chromosome
2. Addition of one X chromosome
3. Slight growth in Y
4. Overgrowth in Y

Subtopic:  Non - Disjunction & Aneuploidy |
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AIPMT - 1998
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A male human is heterozygous for autosomal genes A and B and is also hemizygous for hemophilic gene h. What proportion of his sperm will be ABH?

1. 1/32 2. 1/16
3. 1/4 4. 1/8
Subtopic:  Mendelian Disorders: Hemophilia |
AIPMT - 2004
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A self-fertilizing trihybrid plant forms:

1. 4 different gametes and 16 different zygotes
2. 8 different gametes and 16 different zygotes
3. 8 different gametes and 32 different zygotes
4. 8 different gametes and 64 different zygotes
Subtopic:  Introduction to Genetics: 2 |
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AIPMT - 2004
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