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I Quiz Genetics

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Genetics is branch of science deals with ___________

a)

Development

b)

Embryo

c)

Heredity

d)

Evolution

2.

Crossing of two plants differing in one character is a dihybrid cross. (State True or False)

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3.

Recessive backcross helps to identify the heterozygosity of the parent. (State True or False)

4 lines
4.

The genotypic ratio of the monohybrid cross is

a)

9:3:3:1

b)

1:2:1

c)

3:1

d)

1:1

5.

Which one of the following is the F2 ratio of complementary genes?

a)

9:3:3:1

b)

1:2:1

c)

9: 7

d)

1:1

6.

A blood group contains antigen ------------ on the RBC.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

O

7.

Who proposed the factor hypothesis to explain genic interaction?

a)

Gregor Mendel

b)

Bateson and Punnett

c)

Alexander Fleming

d)

Sturtevant

8.

If a colour blind man marries a normal woman what will be the character expressed by her son?

a)

colour blind

b)

normal

9.

Colour blindness is discovered by -------------------------

a)

Dalton

b)

Morgan

c)

Mendel

d)

Huxley

10.

What is atavism?

a)

A new mutation occurring in an organism

b)

The loss of a trait during evolution

c)

The reappearance of ancestral traits in an organism

d)

A type of artificial selection

11.

In polygenic inheritance, the phenotype is determined by:

a)

A single pair of alleles

b)

Dominant alleles only

c)

The additive effect of multiple genes

d)

Mutations only

12.

Match the following and choose the correct option:

A. Haemophilia - 1. Inability to distinguish between red and green colours

B. Colour blindness - 2. Gene located on the X chromosome 

C. Y-linked inheritance - 3. Absence of protein required for blood clotting

D. X-linked inheritance - 4. Gene located on the Y chromosome


a)

A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4

b)

A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4

c)

A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2

d)

A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4

13.

The physical exchange of chromosomal segments is called

a)

Mutation

b)

Replication

c)

Crossing over

d)

Translation

14.

The model that explains homologous recombinationn is

a)

Meselson-Stahl model

b)

Holliday model

c)

Watson-Crick model

d)

Chargaff model

15.

Somatic cell hybridization is used in

a)

Chromosome mapping

b)

DNA replication

c)

Gene therapy

d)

Protein synthesis

16.

Coincidence in chromosome mapping refers to

a)

No crossover

b)

Presence of interference only

c)

Ratio of observed to expected crossovers

d)

Expected double crossovers

17.

Assertion (A): Linked genes tend to be inherited together. Reason (R): They are located close to each other on the same chromosome. Select the correct answer:

a)

Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct, and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

b)

Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

c)

Assertion (A) is correct, but Reason (R) is incorrect.

d)

Assertion (A) is incorrect, but Reason (R) is correct.

18.

Assertion (A): Interference decreases the probability of nearby crossovers. Reason (R): Interference prevents all crossing over events in chromosomes. Select the correct answer:

a)

Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct, and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

b)

Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

c)

Assertion (A) is correct, but Reason (R) is incorrect.

d)

Assertion (A) is incorrect, but Reason (R) is correct.

19.

Match the following:

A. Recombination frequency - 1. No crossover

B. Somatic cell hybridization - 2. Observed/expected crossover

C. Complete linkage - 3. Distance between genes

D. Coincidence - 4. Mapping in mammals

a)

A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2

b)

A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4

c)

A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1

d)

A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4

20.

Complete linkage results in

a)

All recombinant types

b)

All parental types

c)

Half recombinant, half parental

d)

No gametes