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principles of inheritance & variation- Quiz 11

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

A sex-linked allele NEVER passes from a

a)

man to his sons

b)

woman to her daughters

c)

man to his grandsons

d)

woman to her granddaughters

2.

A mutation is a

a)

sudden temporary change in an organism’s genetic material.

b)

change in phenotype followed by a change in genotype.

c)

change in hereditary material directed by a changing environment.

d)

change in genotype which may result in a new expression of a characteristic.

3.

Klinefelter’s syndrome results from the fusion of

a)

an X egg and a YY sperm.

b)

an XY egg and an X sperm.

c)

an XX egg and a Y sperm.

d)

an XX egg and a YY sperm.

4.

wo linked genes a and b show 20% recombination. The individuals of a hybrid cross between ++/++ x ab/ab shall show gametes:

a)

++ 5.0 : ab 50

b)

++ 80 : ab 20

c)

++ 40 : ab 40 : + a 10 : + b 10

d)

++30 : ab 30 : + a 20 : + b 20

5.

A pea plant that is heterozygous for the flower gene makes gametes. What is the probability that one of its gametes contains the recessive white allele for flower color?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

6.

Mendel’s primary contribution to our understanding of genetic inheritance was

a)

the idea that genes are found on chromosomes.

b)

providing a mechanism that explains patterns of inheritance.

c)

describing how genes are influenced by the environment.

d)

determining that the information contained in DNA codes for proteins.

7.

Being able to use a Punnett square to track the pattern of inheritance in a two-characteristic cross (e.g., pea seed color and seed shape) demonstrates Mendel’s idea of

a)

allele segregation.

b)

blending inheritance.

c)

environmental influences on genes.

d)

independent assortment.

8.

The linkage map of X-chromosome of fruitfly has 66 units, with yellow body gene (Y) at one end and bobbed hair (b) gene at the other end. The recombination frequency of these two genes (Y and b) should be :

a)

66%

b)

> 50%

c)

< 50%

d)

100%

9.

Mendelian genetics applies on

a)

Haploid

b)

Diploid

c)

Prokaryotes

d)

Mycoplasma

10.

The incorrect statement with regard to Haemophilia is

a)

It is a recessive disease

b)

It is a dominant disease

c)

A single protein involved in the clotting of blood is affected

d)

It is a sex - linked disease

11.

Distance between the genes and percentage of recombination show

a)

A direct relationship

b)

An inverse relationship

c)

A parallel relationship

d)

No relationship