Heredity and Variation(Mendelian Inheritance; Deviations from Mendelism Incomplete dominance, Co-dominance, Multiple alleles and Inheritance of blood groups, Pleiotropy...)
Heredity and Variation(Mendelian Inheritance; Deviations from Mendelism Incomplete dominance, Co-dominance, Multiple alleles and Inheritance of blood groups, Pleiotropy...) MCQ Questions
1.
Who is known as the 'Father of Genetics'?
ANSWER :
B. Gregor Johann Mendel
2.
Mendel selected garden pea (Pisum sativum) for his experiments because it has:
A.
Few visible characters
B.
Slow reproductive cycle
C.
Several contrasting characters and is self-pollinating
D.
Long life span and cross-pollinating nature
ANSWER :
C. Several contrasting characters and is self-pollinating
3.
How many pairs of contrasting characters did Mendel study in pea plants?
4.
The phenotypic ratio of a typical Mendelian monohybrid cross in F2 generation is:
5.
The genotypic ratio of a Mendelian dihybrid cross in F2 is:
ANSWER :
A. 1:2:1:2:4:2:1:2:1
6.
Mendel's Law of Segregation is based on:
A.
Separation of alleles during gamete formation
C.
Independent assortment of genes
D.
Dominance of one allele over another
ANSWER :
A. Separation of alleles during gamete formation
