Which of the following is not a X-linked recessive disease?

(1) Haemophilia 

(2) Colour blindness

(3) β thalassemia

(4) Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency.

A pure tall red plant is crossed with a pure dwarf white plant. The progenies thus produced in F₁ generations are selfed. The different types of gametes that will be produed in F₂ generaion will be

(1) 2

(2) 4

(3) 8

(4) 16

Which of the following chromosomal disorders is the commonest in the new borns?

(1) Edward's syndrome

(2) Patau's syndrome

(3) Down's syndrome

(4) None of these. 

An inherited character and its detectable variant is termed as

(1) unit factor

(2) trait

(3) genetic profile

(4) genotypic charcter

A diagramatic representation of karyotype of a species is referred to as its

(1) idiogram

(2) hologram

(3) karyogram

(4) Both 1 and 3

Which of the following is not an autosomal genetic disorder ?

(1) Sickle-cell anaemia

(2) Cystic fibrosis

(3) Haemophilia

(4) Huntington's disease

Study the pedigree chart of a family showing the inheritance of myotonic dystrophy.

The trait under study is 

1. dominant X-linked

2. recessive X-linked

3. autosomal dominant

4. recessive Y-linked.

The ratio in a dihybrid test cross between two individuals is given by

(1) 2:1

(2) 1:2:1

(3) 3:1

(4) 1:1:1:1

A point mutation comprising the substitution of a purine by pyrimidine is called

(1) transition

(2) translocation

(3) deletion

(4) transversion

Pure line breed refers to

(1) heterozygosity only

(2) heterogyzosity and linkage

(3) homozygosity only

(4) homozygosity and self assortment.