Infection of Ascaris usually occurs by
drinking water containing egg of Ascaris
eating imperfectly cooked port
tse -tse fly
tse -tse fly
A.
drinking water containing egg of Ascaris
Infection of Ascaris occurs in a healthy person due to contaminated water, vegetables, fruits, etc., Mosquitos bite causes malaria due to the entry to Plasmodium parasite into the blood. Eating imperfectly cooked pork causes trichinosis disease (parasitic disease). Tse- tse fly cause trypanosomiasis, on infection of the central nervous system.
Which one of the following is not the function of the placenta? It
facilitates the supply of oxygen and nutrients to the embryo
secretes oestrogen
facilitates removal of carbon dioxide and waste material from embryo
facilitates removal of carbon dioxide and waste material from embryo
Which is Mendelian idea depicted by a cross in which the F1 generation resembles both the parents?
Incomplete dominance
Law of dominance
Inheritance of one gene
Inheritance of one gene
Which enzyme/s will be produced in cell in which there is a non-sense mutation in the lac Y gene?
beta - galactosidase
Lactose permease
Transacetylase
The incorrect statement with regard to haemophilia is
It is a sex - linked disease
It is a recessive disease
It is dominant disease
It is dominant disease
One of the legal methods of birth control is
abortion by taking an appropriate medicine
by abstaining from coitus from day 10-17 of the menstrual cycle.
by having coitus at the time of daybreak
by having coitus at the time of daybreak
Which of the following cannot be detected in a developing foetus by amniocentesis?
Klinefelter's syndrome
sex of the foetus
Down's syndrome
Down's syndrome
If both parents are carriers for thalassemia, which is an autosomal recessive disorder, what are the chances of pregnancy resulting in an affected child?
No Chance
50%
25%
25%
According to Darwin, the organic evolution is due to
intraspecific competition
interspecific competition
competition within closely related species
competition within closely related species
Artificial insemination means
transfer of sperms of a healthy donor to test-tube containing ova
transfer of sperms of a husband to test-tube containing ova
artificial introduction of sperms of the healthy donor into the vagina
artificial introduction of sperms of the healthy donor into the vagina
