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391.

First geneticist, father of genetics was

  • de Vries

  • Mendel

  • Darwin

  • Morgan


392.

'Heterosis' is related to :

  • cloning

  • selection

  • hybridization

  • introduction


393.

When a tall plant with rounded seeds (TTRR) is crossed with a dwarf plant with wrinkled seeds (ttrr), the F1 generation consists of tall plants with rounded seeds. How many types of gametes an F1 plant would produce ?

  • One

  • Three

  • Four

  • Eight


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394.

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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395.

Turner's syndrome chromosome pattern is:

  • XO

  • XXX

  • XYY

  • XXY


396.

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


397.

The number of chromosomes in Klinefelter's syndrome are :

  • 47

  • 46

  • 45

  • 44


398.

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

  • XXY

  • XYY

  • XO

  • XXX


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399.

Which of the following is a X-linked disease ?

  • Tetany

  • Colourblindness

  • Xeroderma

  • Hypertricosis


400.

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

  • polytene

  • monoploidy

  • polyploidy

  • aneuploidy


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