Multiple Choice Questions

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Sex determination in humans takes place by

  • sex chromosomes of father

  • measurement of sperm

  • measurement of ovum

  • sex chromosomes of mother


A.

sex chromosomes of father

In humans, sex of offspring is determined at the time of fertilization. Man is heterogametic i.e. having two types of gametes 22 + X and 22 + Y and is responsible for sex determination whereas female is homogametic i.e. having single type of gametes 22 + XX.


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Which of the following steroid sex hormone influenced secondary sex organs?

  • Progesterone

  • Oestrogen

  • LH

  • LTH


The term genetic engineering is used for :

  • blotting technique

  • RNA reaction technique

  • protein synthesis technique

  • recombinant technique


Turner's syndrome chromosome pattern is:

  • XO

  • XXX

  • XYY

  • XXY


Which of the following is a X-linked disease ?

  • Tetany

  • Colourblindness

  • Xeroderma

  • Hypertricosis


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The condition in which there are more than two complete set of chromosome is called :

  • polytene

  • monoploidy

  • polyploidy

  • aneuploidy


The main cause of Edward syndrome, Patau syndrome and Down syndrome is :

  • mutation of gene

  • change in both autosomes and heterosomes

  • change in autosomes

  • change in heterosomes


The number of chromosomes in Klinefelter's syndrome are :

  • 47

  • 46

  • 45

  • 44


The eggs of eutherian mammals are

  • mesolecithal type

  • microlecithal type

  • telolecithal type

  • megalecithal type


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The genotype of a man having female sexual characters will be :

  • XXY

  • XYY

  • XO

  • XXX