Q. No.1. Franklin Stahl coined the term "linkage".
2. Punnett square was developed by a British scientist.
3. Spliceosomes take part in translation.
4. Transduction was discovered by S. Altman.
1. Starch synthesis in pea: Multiple alleles
2. ABO blood grouping: Co-dominance
3. XO type sex determination: Grasshopper
4. T.H Morgan: Linkage
Which of the following characteristics represent the 'Inheritance of blood groups' in humans?
a. Dominance
b. Co-dominance
c. Multiple allelism
d. Incomplete dominance
e. Polygenic inheritance
| 1. | b, c, and e | 2. | a, b and c |
| 3. | b, d, and e | 4. | a, c, and e |
A woman has an X-linked condition on one of her X chromosomes. This chromosome can be inherited by:
| 1. | Only daughters | 2. | Only sons |
| 3. | Only grandchildren | 4. | Both sons and daughters |
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 quantitative defect in globin chain synthesis |
| 2. | Thalassemia is due to less synthesis of globin molecules |
| 3. | Sickle cell anemia is due to a quantitative problem of globin molecules |
| 4. | Both are due to a qualitative defect in globin chain synthesis |
The genotypes of a husband and Wife are IAIB and IAi.
Among the blood types of their children, how many different genotypes and phenotypes are possible?
1. 3 genotypes; 4 phenotypes
2. 4 genotypes; 3 phenotypes
3. 4 genotypes; 4 phenotypes
4. 3 genotypes; 3 phenotypes
A disease caused by an autosomal primary non-disjunction is:
1. Klinefelter's Syndrome
2. Turner's Syndrome
3. Sickle Cell Anemia
4. Down's Syndrome
Among the following characters, which one was not considered by Mendel in his experiments on pea?
1. Trichomes-Gladular or non-gladular
2. Seed-green or yellow
3. Pod-inflated or constricted
4. Stem-Tall or Dwarf
Which one from those given below is the period for Mendel's hybridization experiments?
| 1. | 1840-1850 | 2. | 1857-1869 |
| 3. | 1870-1877 | 4. | 1856-1863 |
The mechanism that causes a gene to move from one linkage group to another is called
(1) inversion
(2) duplication
(3) translocation
(4) crossing-over
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