Chapter: Heredity and Variation
1.

Genotype is

A. Genetic composition of many organisms.
B. Genetic composition of plastids.
C. Genetic composition of germ cells.
D. Genetic composition of an individual.
E. cessive
Answer» A. Genetic composition of many organisms.
2.

Mendelism is genetics of

A. Haploids
B. Diploids
C. Prokaryotes
D. All the above
E. cessive
Answer» D. All the above
3.

Which technique is used by Mendel for hybridization ?

A. Emasculation
B. Bagging
C. Protoplast fusion
D. Both A & B
E. cessive
Answer» A. Emasculation
4.

Phenotypic ratio 3:1 proves

A. Dominance
B. Segregation
C. Crossing over
D. Independent Assortment
E. cessive
Answer» B. Segregation
5.

What is the ratio of homozygous plants for both dominant characters in F2 of a Dilybrid cross ?

A. 1/16
B. 3/16
C. 4/16
D. 9/16
E. cessive
Answer» D. 9/16
6.

Which of the following is significance of dominance ?

A. Organisms with dominant genes are more vital
B. Harmful mutations are not expressed due to dominant gene
C. Heterosis is due to dominant gene
D. All the above
E. cessive
Answer» B. Harmful mutations are not expressed due to dominant gene
7.

From a single ear of corn, a farmer planted 200 kernels which produced 140 tall & 40 short plants. The genotypes of these off springs are most likely.

A. TT ,tt
B. TT , Tt , tt
C. TT ,Tt
D. Tt ,tt
E. cessive
Answer» A. TT ,tt
8.

A useful process for determining whether an individual is homozygous or heterozygous is

A. cross - breeding
B. self fertilization
C. Back - crossing
D. Test cross
E. cessive
Answer» B. self fertilization
9.

Heterozygous tall plants were crossed with dwarf plants what will be the ratio of dwarf plants in the following progency ?

A. 50%
B. 25 %
C. 75%
D. 100%
E. cessive
Answer» A. 50%
10.

Genetic recombinations occur through

A. Mitosis & fertilization
B. Mitosis & Meiosis
C. Meiosis & fertilization
D. None
E. cessive
Answer» C. Meiosis & fertilization
11.

Which of the following is the unit of inheritance ?

A. Phenotype
B. Genotype
C. Gene
D. Genome
E. cessive
Answer» C. Gene
12.

Allele is the

A. Alternate trait of gene pair
B. Total number of genes for a trait
C. Total number of chromosomes
D. Total number of chromosomes of a haploid set.
E. cessive
Answer» A. Alternate trait of gene pair
13.

Types of phenotypes of F2 generation of dihybrid cross ?

A. 4
B. 16
C. 8
D. 9
E. cessive
Answer» A. 4
14.

Cross XXYy  xxYy yields Xx YY:XxYy :Xxyy:xxyy offspring in the ratio of

A. 0 : 3 : 1 : 1
B. 1 : 2 : 1 : 0
C. 1 : 1 : 1 : 1
D. 1 : 2 : 1 : 1
E. cessive
Answer» C. 1 : 1 : 1 : 1
15.

Genes do not occur in pairs in

A. Zygote
B. Somatic cell
C. Endosperm cell
D. Gametes
E. cessive
Answer» D. Gametes
16.

Genotype - Phenotype concept was first produced by

A. Bateson
B. Johannsen
C. Sutton&Boveri
D. Punnet
E. cessive
Answer» A. Bateson
17.

1: 1: 1: 1 ratio shows

A. Monohybrid cross
B. Dihybrid cross
C. Back cross
D. Dihybrid test cross
E. cessive
Answer» D. Dihybrid test cross
18.

Test cross is

A. Tt  Tt
B. Tt  TT
C. TT  TT
D. Tt  tt
E. cessive
Answer» D. Tt  tt
19.

In a plant, gene "T" is responsible for tallness and its recessive allele "t" for dwarfness and "R" is reponsible for red colour flower and its recessive allele "r" of white flower colour. A tall and red flowered plant with genotype TtRr crossed with dwarf and red flowered ttRr. What is the percentage of dwarf - white flowered offspring of above cross ?

A. 50%
B. 6.25%
C. 12.5 %
D. 50 %
E. cessive
Answer» C. 12.5 %
20.

In Mirabilis plant the appearance of the pink hybrid (Rr) between cross of a red (RR) and white (rr) flower parent indicates

A. Segregation
B. Dominance
C. Incomplete dominance
D. Heterosis
E. cessive
Answer» C. Incomplete dominance
21.

If there were only parental combinations in F2 of a dihybrid cross then Mendel might have discovered ?

A. Independent assortment
B. Atavism
C. Linkage
D. Repulsion
E. cessive
Answer» A. Independent assortment
22.

Medelian dihybrid and dihybrid with linkage are respectively related with how many chromosomes?

A. 1 pair & 2 pair
B. 2 pair & 1 pair
C. 2 pair & 2 pair
D. 1 pair & 1 pair In dihybrid with linkage , 2 pairs of genes located in similar homobgous chromosomes
E. cessive
Answer» B. 2 pair & 1 pair
23.

If distance between gene on chromosome in more , then gene shows :-

A. Less Linkag
B. strong linkage
C. weak linkage
D. incomplete linkage
E. cessive
Answer» B. strong linkage
24.

Which of the following conditions represent a case of co- dominant genes ?

A. A gene expresses itself , suppressing the phenotypic effect of its alleles.
B. enes that are similar in phenotypic effect when present separately, but when together interact to produce a different trait.
C. Alleles, both of which interact to produce effect in homozygous condition
D. Alleles, both of which interact to produce an independent effect in heterozygous condition.
E. cessive
Answer» D. Alleles, both of which interact to produce an independent effect in heterozygous condition.
25.

A gene located an y - chromosome and therefore, transmitted from father to son is known as

A. Supplementary gene
B. Complementary gene
C. Duplicate gene
D. Holandric gene
E. cessive
Answer» A. Supplementary gene
26.

In multiple allele system a gamete possesses

A. 2 alleles
B. 3 alleles
C. one allele
D. several alleles
E. cessive
Answer» C. one allele
27.

Blood grouping in humans is controlled by

A. 4 alleles in which IA is dominant
B. 3 alleles in which IA and IB are dominant
C. 2 alleles in which none is dominant
D. 3 alleles in which IA is recessive
E. cessive
Answer» B. 3 alleles in which IA and IB are dominant
28.

Muliple alleles are present

A. in different chromosomes
B. at different loci on chromosomes
C. at the same locus on homologous chromosome
D. at the non homologous chromosome
E. cessive
Answer» C. at the same locus on homologous chromosome
29.

what is called pleiotropism ?

A. Phenomenon of multiple effect of a simple gene
B. Phenomenon of multiple effect of multiple genes
C. Phenomenon of multiple effect of multiple alleles
D. all of the above
E. cessive
Answer» A. Phenomenon of multiple effect of a simple gene
30.

In a family, father has a blood group 'A' and mother has a blood group 'B', Children show 50 % probability for a blood group "AB" indicate that -

A. Father is heterozygous
B. Mother is heterozygous
C. Either of parent is heterozygous
D. Mother is homozygous
E. cessive
Answer» C. Either of parent is heterozygous
31.

The longer the chromosome of an organism, the more genetic variability it gets from,

A. Independent assortment
B. Linkage
C. Crossing over
D. Mutation.
E. cessive
Answer» C. Crossing over
32.

Which statement is incorrect about linkage ?

A. It helps in maintaining the valuable traits of new varieties.
B. It helps in forming new recombinants.
C. Knowledge of linkage helps the breeder to combine all desirable traits in a single variety.
D. It helps in locating genes on chromosome.
E. cessive
Answer» C. Knowledge of linkage helps the breeder to combine all desirable traits in a single variety.
33.

Genetic balance theory for sex determination in Drosophila was proposed by

A. Prof. R. P. Roy
B. H. E. Warmbe
C. C.B. Bridges
D. Mc. Chang
E. cessive
Answer» D. Mc. Chang
34.

In Bonellia all larva are genetically and cytologically similar. In this worm mole individuals live inthe uterus of female. If a particular larva settle near proboscis of an adult female, it becomes a male individuals. Larva develops free in water it becomes.

A. Male individuals
B. Female individuals
C. Inter Sex
D. Super female
E. cessive
Answer» B. Female individuals
35.

F2 generation is produced as a result of

A. Crossing F1 individuals with dominant parent
B. Crossing F1 individuals with recessive parent
C. Crossing one of the parental individual with dominant individual.
D. Crossing F1 individuals amongst them selves.
E. cessive
Answer» D. Crossing F1 individuals amongst them selves.
36.

Segregation of genes take place during which phase of cell division ?

A. Metaphase
B. Anaphase
C. prophase
D. Embryo formation
E. cessive
Answer» B. Anaphase
37.

A couple has four daughters. The percentage probability of fifth child to be a Daughter is.

A. 10
B. 50
C. 75
D. 100
E. cessive
Answer» B. 50
38.

In human being sex chromosomal complement is

A. XX - XY
B. XX - XO
C. ZO - ZZ
D. ZW - ZZ
E. cessive
Answer» A. XX - XY
39.

Zea mays has 10 pairs of chromosomes . Linkage groups present in it are

A. 5
B. 10
C. 20
D. 40
E. cessive
Answer» B. 10
40.

Crossing over during meiosis occurs between

A. sister chromatids
B. Non sister chromatids
C. Centromeres
D. Non homologous chromosomes
E. cessive
Answer» B. Non sister chromatids
41.

Incomplete linkage in Drosophila produces off springs with parental and non-parental combinations.State the percentage of non parental combination of Drosophila.

A. 83%
B. 17 %
C. 15 %
D. 85 %
E. cessive
Answer» B. 17 %
42.

What does the term recombination describe ?

A. Generation of non- parental gene combination
B. Generation of parental gene combination
C. Generation of internal gene combination
D. All of the above
E. cessive
Answer» A. Generation of non- parental gene combination
43.

A cross between hybrid and a parent is known as

A. Test cross
B. Back cross
C. Monohybrid cross
D. Reciprocal cross
E. cessive
Answer» B. Back cross
44.

Checkerboard method of calculations was developed by

A. Mendel
B. Bateson
C. punnett
D. Morgan
E. cessive
Answer» A. Mendel
45.

Punnet square is used to know

A. outcome of a cross
B. probable result of a cross
C. Types of gametes
D. Number of gametes
E. cessive
Answer» B. probable result of a cross
46.

) First generation after a cross is

A. First filial generation
B. F1 gneratioon
C. Second filial generation
D. Both (A) and (B)
E. cessive
Answer» D. Both (A) and (B)
47.

) In humans , height shows a lot of variation . It is an example of

A. Multiple alleles
B. Pleiotropic inheritance
C. polygenic inheritance
D. False allelic inheritance
E. cessive
Answer» C. polygenic inheritance
48.

Meiosis produce 4 daughter cells but each daughter cell differ from one another because of

A. Crossing over
B. Independent assortment
C. Change in chromosome number
D. Both A & B
E. cessive
Answer» D. Both A & B
49.

In T. H. Morgan"s Experiment on Drosophilia what will be the result when F1 female flies are crossed with double recessive male files ?

A. 83% parental combinations 17% Recombinations
B. 41.5 % parental combinations 58.5% recombinations
C. 60% parental combinations 40 % recombinations
D. 90 % parental combinations 10% Recombinations
E. cessive
Answer» A. 83% parental combinations 17% Recombinations
50.

which cross yielded a ratio of 7:1 :1:7 ?

A. Test cross (Dihybrid) - Bateson and punnet
B. Test cross (Monohybrid) - Bateson and punnet
C. Test cross (Dihybri
D. - Carrel correns
E. cessive
Answer» C. Test cross (Dihybri
51.

When there is no Possibility of independent assortment of genes during gametogenesis then What Will be the real ratio of F2 in dihybrd cross?

A. 9 : 3 : 3 : 1
B. 11 : 1 : 1 : 3
C. 12 : 1 : 1 : 2
D. 9 : 3 : 2 : 2
E. cessive
Answer» B. 11 : 1 : 1 : 3
52.

What is incorrect statement Gynandromorphs ?

A. Individuals who show male characters and female characters
B. Individuals who show only female characters
C. It happens due to less of X- chromosomes
D. It happens due to binacleated eggs
E. cessive
Answer» B. Individuals who show only female characters
53.

What is Barr body ?

A. One more than the number of X - chromosomes
B. One more than the number of Y-chromosomes
C. One less than the number of X - chromosomes
D. Two less than the number of X - chromosomes
E. cessive
Answer» C. One less than the number of X - chromosomes
54.

What is called Free martin ?

A. Sterile male born along with a fertile female
B. Sterile intersex born along with a fertile female
C. Sterile super male born along with a intersex
D. Sterile female born along with a fertile male
E. cessive
Answer» D. Sterile female born along with a fertile male
55.

Out of the following , Find out the reason for occurrence of free martin in cattles ?

A. Both the twins are connected by a common umbilical cord
B. Gonad of the male develop earlier then those of the female
C. Male hormones reach the female embryo and influence the development of male sex in the female embryo
D. All of the above
E. cessive
Answer» D. All of the above
56.

In this group of plants male is heterogametic and female is homogametic type

A. Gymnosperms
B. Bryophytes
C. pteridophytes
D. angiosperms
E. cessive
Answer» D. angiosperms
57.

Name the Plant possessing two X chromosomes

A. Humulus japanic
B. Dioscoria sinulate
C. Flagellaria
D. Both (A) & (B)
E. cessive
Answer» D. Both (A) & (B)
58.

State the mutant gene Which converts the male flowers into female flowers In Maize plant

A. TA TA
B. ta ta
C. TA Ta
D. Both (A) &(C)
E. cessive
Answer» B. ta ta
59.

By which gene sex is determind in Spinach ?

A. Single gene "m" located in the X- chromosome
B. Single gene "m" located in the Y- chromosome
C. Single gene "t" located in the X- chromosome
D. Single gene "t" located in the Y- chromosome
E. cessive
Answer» A. Single gene "m" located in the X- chromosome
60.

Which factor in nature causes discontinuous Variation in a population ?

A. Recombination
B. Shufflng of parental genes
C. Mutation
D. Geneflow
E. cessive
Answer» C. Mutation
61.

This is reversal of mutation

A. Spontneous mutation
B. Zygotic mutation
C. Back mutation
D. Recessive mutation
E. cessive
Answer» C. Back mutation
62.

Which condition among the following is lethal ?

A. (2n-2)
B. (2n +2)
C. (2n +1)
D. (2n- 1)
E. cessive
Answer» A. (2n-2)
63.

State the cause of Philadelphia syndrome

A. Deletion from the long arm of chromosome number 20
B. Duplication in long arm of chromosome number 20
C. Deletion from the long arm of chromosome number 22
D. Deletion from the short arm of chromosome number 22
E. cessive
Answer» C. Deletion from the long arm of chromosome number 22
64.

which statement is incorrect regarding gene mutation

A. Mutations may be gradual or they may not be induced.
B. Mutation is an evolutionary agent
C. Any gene can undergo mutation
D. Mutated gene is harmful to the individual
E. cessive
Answer» A. Mutations may be gradual or they may not be induced.
65.

What happens to excessive phenylalanine accumulation in the blood of phenylketonuria patient ?

A. Get deposited on synovial membrane
B. excreted in urine
C. Get deposited in storage organs
D. All of the above
E. cessive
Answer» B. excreted in urine
66.

Name the enzyme needed for the following biochemical reaction Tyrosine  enzyme Melanin

A. Melanase
B. tyrosinase
C. Tyrosine aminase
D. transaminase
E. cessive
Answer» C. Tyrosine aminase
67.

Which is very common method to study Human Karyotype ?

A. Blood culture method
B. Tissue culture method
C. Pedigree method
D. Statistical method
E. cessive
Answer» A. Blood culture method
68.

Name the disorder caused by trisomy of sex chromosomes.

A. Down’s syndrome
B. Kline felter’s syndrome
C. Turner’s syndrome
D. Edward’s syndrome
E. cessive
Answer» B. Kline felter’s syndrome
69.

What will be expected blood groups in the off spring when there is a cross between AB blood group mother and heterozygous B blood group father ?

A. 25 % AB group 25 % A group 50 % B group
B. 50 % AB group 25 % A group 25 % B group
C. 25% AB group 50% O group 25 % A group
D. 25 % O group 50 % B group 25 % A group
E. cessive
Answer» A. 25 % AB group 25 % A group 50 % B group
70.

Which law of Mendel can be explained on chromosomal basis of inheritance ?

A. Law of dominance
B. Law of segregation
C. Law of independent assortment
D. All the above
E. cessive
Answer» C. Law of independent assortment
71.

Out of the marked portions X, Y and Z, in which region the male worm develop ?

A. X
B. Y
C. Z
D. All the three regions
E. cessive
Answer» C. Z
72.

Which kind of structural abnormality is seen in the above chromosome?

A. Terminal deletion
B. Duplication (Tandem)
C. Duplication (Reverse)
D. Inversion
E. cessive
Answer» B. Duplication (Tandem)
73.

Name the abnormality seen in chromosome number - 2

A. Interstitial Deletion
B. Terminal Deletion
C. Tandem Duplication
D. Reverse Duplicaton
E. cessive
Answer» A. Interstitial Deletion
74.

What does the following pedigree chart represent ?

A. Pedigree of sex - influenced disorder
B. Pedigree of sex - linked disorder
C. Pedigree of polydactylous in man
D. Pedigree of gene mutation
E. cessive
Answer» C. Pedigree of polydactylous in man
75.

What kind of chromosomal aberrations is seen in the given diagram?

A. Deletion
B. Duplication
C. inversion
D. Translocation
E. cessive
Answer» C. inversion
76.

What kind of sex determination is seen in the given chart?

A. Sex determination in drosophila
B. Sex determination in honey bee
C. Sex determination in moth
D. Sex determination in butterfly
E. cessive
Answer» B. Sex determination in honey bee
77.

What do A, B, C represent in the given diagram?

A. Centromere, chromatids chiasma
B. Chromatid, chiasma, centromere
C. Centromere, chiasma, chromatid
D. Chromatid, chiasma centromere
E. cessive
Answer» A. Centromere, chromatids chiasma
78.

What does the diagram represent ?

A. synapsis Zygotene
B. crossing over, Diplotene
C. Tetrad, Pachytene
D. Terminalization, Diakinesis
E. cessive
Answer» B. crossing over, Diplotene
79.

Whose karyotype is represented below ?

A. Female Drosophila
B. Male Drosophila
C. Intersex Fly
D. Super female fly
E. cessive
Answer» B. Male Drosophila
80.

What does the above cross represent ?

A. Incomplete linkage
B. Complete linkage
C. Crossing over
D. Evolution
E. cessive
Answer» B. Complete linkage
81.

The genes Controlling the seven characters of a pea plant studied by Mendel are now known to be located on how many different chromosomes? AIPMT - 2003

A. Seven
B. Six
C. Five
D. Four
E. cessive
Answer» D. Four
82.

Which one of the following traits of garden pea studied by Mendel was a recessive feature? AIPMT - 2003

A. Axial flower position
B. Green Seed colour
C. Green pod colour
D. Round Seed shape
E. cessive
Answer» B. Green Seed colour
83.

Down's Syndrome is caused by an extra copy of chromosome number 21. What percent age of off spring produced by an affected mother and a normal father? AIPMT - 2003

A. 100%
B. 75%
C. 50%
D. 25%
E. cessive
Answer» D. 25%
84.

Lack of independent assortment of two genes A and B in fruitfly the Drosophilia is due to

A. Repulsion
B. Recombination
C. Linkage
D. Crossing over
E. cessive
Answer» C. Linkage
85.

. A male human is heterozygous for autosomal genes A and B and is also hemizygous for haemophilic gene h. What proportion of his sperms will be abh? AIPMT - 2004

A. 1/8
B. 1/32
C. 1/16
D. 1/4
E. cessive
Answer» A. 1/8
86.

. In a plant, red fruit (R) is dominant over yellow fruit (r) and tallness (T) is dominant over shortness (t). If a plant with RRTt genotype is crossed with a plant that is rrtt. AIPMT - 2004

A. 25% will be tall with red fruit
B. 50% will be tall with red fruit
C. 75% will be tall with red fruit
D. All the offspring will be tall with red fruit.
E. cessive
Answer» B. 50% will be tall with red fruit
87.

A normal woman, whose father was colour blind is married with normal man. The sons would be AIPMT - 2004

A. 75% Colour blind
B. 50% colour blind
C. all normal
D. all colourblind
E. cessive
Answer» A. 75% Colour blind
88.

.The recessive genes located on X - chromosome of humans are alwaysAIPMT-2004

A. Lethal
B. Sub - Lethal
C. expressed in males
D. expressed in females
E. cessive
Answer» C. expressed in males
89.

. Inorder to find out the different types of gametes produced by a pea plant having the genotype AaBb it should be crossed to a plant with the genotype AIPMT - 2004

A. AABB
B. AaBb
C. aabb
D. aaBB
E. cessive
Answer» C. aabb
90.

. A woman with normal vision, but whose father was colourblind, marries a colourblind man. AIPMT - 2004 Suppose that the fourth child of this couple was a boy. This boy

A. May be colourblind or may be of normal vision
B. Must be colourblind
C. Must have normal colour vision
D. Will be partially colourblind since he is heterozygous for the colourblind mutant allele.
E. cessive
Answer» A. May be colourblind or may be of normal vision
91.

.Which of the following is not a hereditary disease? AIPMT - 2004

A. Cystic Fibrosis
B. Thalassaemia
C. Haemophilia
D. Cretinism
E. cessive
Answer» D. Cretinism
92.

.Haemophilia is more commonly seen in human males than in human females because

A. a greater proportion of girls die in infancy AIPMT - 2004
B. this disease is due to a Y- linked recessive mutation
C. this disease is due to an X - linked recessive mutation
D. this disease is due to an X- linked dominant mutation
E. cessive
Answer» C. this disease is due to an X - linked recessive mutation
93.

.A woman with 47 chromosomes due to 3 copies of chromosome 21 is characterized by AIPMT - 2005

A. Super Femaleness
B. Triploidy
C. Turner's Syndrome
D. Down's Syndrome
E. cessive
Answer» D. Down's Syndrome
94.

. A man and a woman, who do not show any apparent signs of a certain inherited disease, have Seven Children (2 daughters and 5 sons). Three of the Sons suffer from the given disease but none of the daughters affected. Which of the following mode of inheritance do you suggest for this disease? AIPMT - 2005

A. Sex - linked dominant
B. Sex - linked recessive
C. Sex - limited recessive
D. Autosomal dominant
E. cessive
Answer» B. Sex - linked recessive
95.

.Which one of the following is an example of polygenic inheritance ? AIPMT - 2006

A. Skin colour in humans
B. Flower colour in Miralibilis jalapa
C. Production of male honey bee
D. Pod shape in garden pea
E. cessive
Answer» A. Skin colour in humans
96.

.Phenotype of an organism is the result of AIPMT - 2006

A. genotype and environmental interactions
B. mutations and linkages
C. Cytoplasmic effects and nutrition
D. environmental changes and sexual dimorphism
E. cessive
Answer» A. genotype and environmental interactions
97.

.How many different gametes will be produced by a plant having the genotype AABbCC? AIPMT - 2006

A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Nine
E. cessive
Answer» A. Two
98.

.In Mendel's experiments with garden pea, round seed shape (RR) was dominant over wrinkledSeeds (rr), Yellow cotyledon (YY) was dominant over green cotyledon (yy). What are the expected Phenotypes in the F2 generation of the cross RRYY x rryy?

A. Round Seeds with yellow cotyledons, and wrinkled seeds with yellow cotyle dons
B. Only round seeds with green cotyledons
C. Only wrinkled seeds with yellow cotyledons
D. Only wrinkled seeds with green cotyledons
E. cessive
Answer» A. Round Seeds with yellow cotyledons, and wrinkled seeds with yellow cotyle dons
99.

Test cross involves AIPMT - 2006

A. Crossing between two genotypes with dominant trait
B. Crossing between two genotypes with recessive trait
C. Crossing between two F1 hybrids
D. Crossing the F1 hybrid with a double recessive genotype
E. cessive
Answer» D. Crossing the F1 hybrid with a double recessive genotype
100.

. If a colourblind woman marries a normal visioned man, their sons will be AIPMT - 2006

A. all colourblind
B. all normal visioned
C. one - half colourblind and one - half normal
D. three - fourths colourblind and one - fourth normal
E. cessive
Answer» A. all colourblind
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