WorksheetsXII-BOT - CHAPTER-2 GENETICS
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The tendency of an offspring to resemble its parent is known as
Variation
Heredity
Resemblance
Inheritance
Who is known as the “Father of Genetics”?
Morgan
Mendel
Watson
Bateson
The alternate form of a gene is
Alternate type
Recessive character
Dominant character
Allele
The genotypic ratio of a monohybrid cross is
1:2:1
3:1
2:1:1
9:3:3:1
Which of the following statements is true regarding the “law of segregation”?
Law of segregation is the law of purity of genes
Alleles separate from each other during gametogenesis
Segregation of factors is due to the segregation of chromosomes during meiosis
All of the above
Pea plants were used in Mendel’s experiments because
They were cheap
They had contrasting characters
They were available easily
All of the above
Mendel’s findings were rediscovered by
Correns
De Vries
Tschermark
All
Alleles are
Alternate forms of genes
Linked genes
Chromosomes that have crossed over
Homologous chromosomes
The term Genetics was introduced by
W. Bateson
Mendel
Watson
Morgan
Best example for continuous variation.
plant height of garden pea
Style length in Primula
Human height and skin color
None of these
