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Q.1
D Sex-linked genes were discovered by .... ... [ Wardha 2001 ]
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a) Johanssen
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b) Mendel
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c) Morgan
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d) Muller
Explanation
Answer : (c)
Q.2
male child with blood group AB is colour blind. His parents could be .. .... [ EAMCET 2002 ]
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a) Father normal vision with blood group A, mother colour blind with group O
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b) Father colour blind with group O, mother colour blind with blood group AB
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c) Father normal vision with blood group A, mother colour blind with blood group B
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d) Father colour blind with blood group O, mother normal vision with blood group O
Explanation
Answer : (c)
Q.3
Down's syndrome is due to non disjunction of ... ... [ Odisha 2006]
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a) X-chromosome
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b) Y-chromosome
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c) Autosome
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d) Second chromosome of Drosophila
Explanation
Answer : (c)
Q.4
In Drosophila , during organ differentiation one organ can be replaced by another like wings by legs. Genes responsible for it are ... ... [ CBSE 2000 ]
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a) plastid genes
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b) Homeotic genes
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c) Complementary genes
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d) Supplementary genes
Explanation
Answer : (b)
Q.5
Which is not considered regular mitogen ... .... [ Odisha 2011 ]
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a) UV radiation
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b) Nuclear radiation
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c) 2-aminopurine
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d) Low temperature
Explanation
Answer : (d)
Q.6
A diploid cell is treated with colchicine. it becomes... ... [ CBSE 2002 ]
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a) Diploid
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b) Monoploid
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c) Triploid
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d) Tetraploid
Explanation
Answer : (d)
Q.7
A person with chromosome complement of XXX is .... ... [ Odisha 2008 ]
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a) Klinefelter's syndrome
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b) Down's syndrome
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c) Turner's syndrome
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d) Super female
Explanation
Answer : (d)
Q.8
Triticum aestivum ( Bread Wheat) is ... ... [ AMU 1997 ]
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a) Tetraploid
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b) Hexaploid
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c) Diploid
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d) Haploid
Explanation
Answer : (b)
Q.9
Of a normal couple, half the sons are haemophiliac while half the daughters are carriers. The gen is located on ... ... [ CBSE 1993 ]
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a) X-chromosome of father
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b) Y-chromosome of father
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c) One X-chromosome of mother
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d) Both the X-chromosomes of mother
Explanation
Answer : (c)
Q.10
A sudden spontaneous change in structure and action of gene is called ... ... [ MPPMT 2004 ]
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a) Variation
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b) Allelomorph
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c) Linkage
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d) Mutation
Explanation
Answer : (d)
Q.11
Edward's syndrome characterized by mental deficiency is caused by trisomy of chromosome ..... [ MPPMT 2002]
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a) 5
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b) 9
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c) 15
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d) 18
Explanation
Answer : (d)
Q.12
Hereditary material present outside nucleus is known as ... ... [ Manipur 2009 ]
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a) Genome
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b) Plasmon
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c) Proteome
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d) Cytol
Explanation
Answer : (a)
Q.13
Chromosome number of Down's syndrome/ mongolism is ... .. [ AFMC 2005 ]
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a) 46
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b) 47
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c) 45
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d) 23
Explanation
Answer : (b)
Q.14
Even harmful mutation do not get eliminated from gene pool due to ... ... [ Har PMT 2000 ]
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a) genetic drift
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b) higher frequency due to dominant nature
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c) being recessive and persisting in heterozygous condition
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d) survival value
Explanation
Answer : (c)
Q.15
Genetic balance of sex determination was proposed by .... ... [ MPPMT 2002 ]
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a) Bridges
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b) Mendel
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c) Balbiani
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d) Morgan
Explanation
Answer : (a)
Q.16
Which is correct .... ... [ AIIMS 2011]
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a) Birds have ZZ(female) - ZW(male) sex determination
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b) Drosophila has XX-XY sex determination
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c) Henking discovered Y-chromosome
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d) Grasshoppers show X-XY sex determination
Explanation
Answer : (b)
Q.17
A normal green male Maize is crossed with albino female. The progeny is albino because .... .. [ Har PMT 2000 ]
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a) trait for albinism is dominant
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b) The albinos have biochemical to destroy plastids derived from green male
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c) Plastids are inherited from female parent
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d) Green plastids of male must have mutated
Explanation
Answer : (c)
Q.18
Which one is correctly matched? .... . [ CBSE 2008 ]
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a) Erythroblastosis syndrome --- X-linked
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b) Down's syndrome --- 44A+XO
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c) Klinefelter's syndrome --- 44 + XXY
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d) Colour blindness --- Y-linked
Explanation
Answer : (c)
Q.19
Mutation are induced mostly by ... ... [ CBSE 2005]
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a) UV radiations
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b) Beta rays
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c) Alpha rays
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d) Gamma rays
Explanation
Answer : (d)
Q.20
How many genomes are present in a typical green plant cell? .... ... [ CBSE 1998 ]
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a) Ten
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b) Two
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c) Five
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d) Three
Explanation
Answer : (b)
Q.21
Monosomic and trisomic conditions are .... ... [ DPMT 2003 ]
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a) 2n-1, 2n+1
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b) 2n-1, 2n-2
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c) 2n+1, 2n + 3
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d) n , n+
Explanation
Answer : (a)
Q.22
Crossing over results in . ... [ JKCMEE 2003 ]
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a) Recombination between linked genes
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b) linkages between genes
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c) Segregation of gene
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d) Dominance of genes
Explanation
Answer : (a)
Q.23
Haemophilic man marries a normal homozygous female. The probability of their child being haemophilic is ... ... [ Har PMT 2005 ]
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a) 0.00%
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b) 25%
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c) 50%
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d) 75%
Explanation
Answer : (a)
Q.24
Lymnaea shell coiling is due to .... .. [ DPMT 2002 ]
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a) Maternal inheritance
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b) Cytoplasmic inheritance
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c) Extranuclear inheritance
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d) All the above
Explanation
Answer : (d)
Q.25
Genome does not include ... .. [MHTCET 2010]
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a) Mapping of genes
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b) Analysis of genome
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c) Development of GM crops
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d) Analysis of gene products
Explanation
Answer : (c)
Q.26
Queen Victoria of England was ... ... [ KCET 2000 ]
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a) haemophilia carrier
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b) Colour blind
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c) AIDS patient
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d) Deaf
Explanation
Answer : (a)
Q.27
A colour blind man has a colour bind sister but normal brother. the phenotype of parents is .... .. [ CPMT 1993]
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a) Normal father and colour blind mother
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b) Both parents are normal
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c) Both parents are colour blind
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d) Father colour blind and mother normal
Explanation
Answer : (d)
Q.28
What causes mutations? .... ... [ CBSE 1996]
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a) Colchicine
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b) Cosmic rays
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c) Gamma rays
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d) Crossing over
Explanation
Answer : (c)
Q.29
Which is correct ? [BHU 1990]
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a) Multivalent formation occurs allopolyploids
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b) Aneuploidy occurs due to chromosome doubling
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c) Tetraploid plants may have wider and extensive distribution
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d) Raphanobrassica is autopolyploid
Explanation
Answer : (c)
Q.30
The condition of sickle cell anaemia is due to .... .. [CBSE 2006 ]
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a) Chromosomal mutation
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b) Silent mutation
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c) Point mutation
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d) Frame-shift mutation
Explanation
Answer : (c )
Q.31
Assertion: A middle aged woman is having small sized breasts and undersized uterus Reason Her genotype shows XO condition of allosomes ..... .... [ AIIMS 2012 ]
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a) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion
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b) The Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not correct explanation of Assertion
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c) Assertion is true but, Reason is false
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d) Assertion is false but, Reason is true
Explanation
Females having 45 chromosomes (2A + XO) are affected with Turner s syndrome. Individuals having Turner s syndrome have female sexual differentiation but ovaries are rudimentary. Other associated phenotypes of this condition are short stature, webbed-neck, broad chest, lack of secondary sexual characteristics and sterility. Thus, any imbalance in the copies of the sex chromosomes may disrupt the genetic information necessary for normal sexual development. Answer : (a)
Q.32
Which one brings about point mutation? [AMU 2002 ]
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a) 5-methyl cytosine
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b) Guanine
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c) Adenine
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d) 5-Bromouracil
Explanation
Answer : (d)
Q.33
Out of 8 ascospores formed in Neurospora, the arrangement is 2a:4A:2a showing .... [ CBSE 1992 ]
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a) No crossing over
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b) some meiosis
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c) Second generation division
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d) First generation division
Explanation
Answer : (c)
Q.34
Haemophilia is .... ... [ MHTCET 2008 ]
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a) Genetic disorder
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b) Infectious disease
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c) Metabolic disorder
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d) Occupational disease
Explanation
Answer : (a)
Q.35
In skip generation inheritance of colour blindness, the trait from a colour blind man is passed on to ..... [ EAMCET 2005]
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a) Daughter
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b) Son
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c) Grand daughter
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d) Grand son
Explanation
Answer : (d)
Q.36
Hyperchromism is presence of .... ... [ BHU 1998 ]
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a) Some chromosome more than once
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b) Some type of chromosome less than once
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c) Variable chromosomes in nucleus
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d) none of the above
Explanation
Answer : (a)
Q.37
Both extra-nuclear as well as nuclear materials are involved in transmission of hereditary information as .... .. [ CPMT 1991 ]
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a) Mitochondria and plastids are having DNA
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b) Both cytoplasm and nuclear material are equally involved in heredity
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c) Each type of organisms have particular mitochondria or plastids
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d) Some cells are prokaryotic
Explanation
Answer : (a)
Q.38
Strength of linkage is related inversely to distance between .... .... [ AIIMS 2001 ]
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a) Genes mutation
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b) Chromosome mutation
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c) Gene modification
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d) Aneuploidy
Explanation
Answer : (b)
Q.39
One barr body is found in man of genotype ... .. [ CPMT 1993 ]
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a) XY
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b) XXXY
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c) XXY
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d) XX
Explanation
Answer : (c)
Q.40
A chromosome with sub-terminal centromere is .... .. [ MPPMT 1997]
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a) Acentric
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b) Acrocentric
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c) Metacentric
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d) Telocentric
Explanation
Answer : (b)
Q.41
Trisomy has chromosome complement of ... .. [ DPMT 2002 ]
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a) 2n - 1
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b) 2n - 1 -1
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c) 2n +1+1
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d) 2n + 1
Explanation
Answer : (d)
Q.42
Solenoid is structure of ... ... [ kerala 2006 ]
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a) Nucleosomal organistaion with 10 nm thickness
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b) Condensed chromatin fibre with 30nm diameter
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c) Well organized chromatid with 700 nm thickness
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d) Well organized chromosome with 1400 nm thickness
Explanation
Answer : (b)
Q.43
Numerical change in chromosome number which is not the exact multiple of haploid genome is .... ... [ AMU 1993 ]
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a) Triploid
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b) Allopolyploid
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c) Autopolyploid
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d) Aneuploid
Explanation
Answer : (d)
Q.44
Syndrome in which somatic cells contain three sex chromosomes XXY, is .... .. [ JKCET 2012]
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a) Turner's syndrome
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b) Down's syndrome
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c) Klinefelter's syndrome
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d) Super female
Explanation
Answer : (c)
Q.45
Colchicine brings about ... .. [ JKCMEE 2004 ]
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a) Gene mutation
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b) Chromosome aberration
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c) Quick replication
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d) Duplication of chromosomes
Explanation
Answer : (d)
Q.46
Find the correct combination. Cytoplasmic inheritance is due to .... [BHU 2008] Mitochondria 2.. Cilia Cytoplasmic particlesCell wall
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a) 1, 2, 3 correct
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b) 1, 2 correct
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c) 2, 4 correct
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d) 1, 3 correct
Explanation
Answer : (d)
Q.47
Sex of a child is due to ... .. [ CPMT 1992 ]
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a) Size of ovum
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b) Health of father
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c) Sex chromosome of father / sperm
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d) Sex chromosome of mother/ ovum
Explanation
Answer : (c)
Q.48
A condition of not having exact multiple of haploid set is ... .. [ JKCMEE 2003 ]
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a) Aneuploidy
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b) Synploidy
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c) Polyploidy
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d) All the above
Explanation
Answer : (a)
Q.49
Monosomics are ... .. [ AMU 1991 ]
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a) n
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b) 2n + 1
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c) 2n - 2
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d) 2n - 1
Explanation
Answer : (d)
Q.50
Match the columns
a) Monoploidy
2n-1
b) Monosomy
2n+1
c) Nullisomy
2n+2
d) Trisomy
2n-2
e) Tetrasomy
n
- -
3n
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a) a - 6, b - 5, c -3, d - 4, e - 2
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b) a - 5, b - 2, c -4, d - 1, e - 3
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c) a - 5, b - 1, c -4, d - 2, e - 3
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d) a - 1, b - 5, c -3, d - 2, e - 4
Explanation
Answer : (c)
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