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principles of inheritance & variation- Quiz 3

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A tall red-flowered pea plant after crossing with a dwarf white-flowered plant yields only tall red-flowered plants. A test cross shall give a ratio of

a)

1 : 1

b)

3 : 1

c)

1 : 2 : 4 : 6 : 4 : 2 : 1

d)

1 : 1 : 1 : 1

2.

Mendel did not propose the theory of –

a)

dominance

b)

incomplete dominance

c)

segregation

d)

independent assortment

3.

Pleiotropic gene has –

a)

single genotype

b)

multiple genotype

c)

multiple phenotype

d)

single phenotype

4.

A blue fowl obtained from mating between black and white fowls, is self-crossed. The F2 ratio is

a)

1 black : 2 white : 1 blue

b)

1 black : 2 blue : 1 white

c)

2 black : 1 white : 1 blue

d)

none of these

5.

A child with mother of A group and father of AB group, will not have the following blood group –

a)

A

b)

B

c)

AB

d)

O

6.

Linkage was discovered by

a)

Mendel

b)

Morgan

c)

Crick

d)

Muller

7.

What will be the number of linkage groups in a cell having 2n = 20?

a)

15

b)

40

c)

10

d)

4

8.

Column A Column B

I. Gene ------------------------ A. Homozygote

II. TT -------------------------- B. DNA

III. Alternate form of gene---- C. Dihybrid cross

IV. TtRr x TtRr ---------------------- D. Allele

The correct match is –

a)

I – B, II – A, III – D, IV – C

b)

I – D, II – A, III – B, IV – C

c)

I – D, II – B, III – A, IV – C

d)

I – B, II – C, III – D, IV – A

9.

Linkage is

a)

Stronger between genes located far away from each other upon the chromosome

b)

Stronger between genes located close together upon the chromosome

c)

Strength of linkage is not dependent upon the distance between the genes

d)

It depends upon the nature of the concerned genes

10.

X and Y-chromosomes are

a)

Only morphologically similar

b)

Only morphologically dissimilar

c)

Morphologically as well as genetically dissimilar

d)

None are correct.