Which of the following characteristics represent ‘Inheritance of blood groups’ in humans?

a. Dominance
b. Co-dominance
c. Multiple allele
d. Incomplete dominance
e. Polygenic inheritance

  • b, c and e

  • a, b and c

  • a, c and e

  • b, d and e


B.

a, b and c

IAIO, IBIO - Dominant–recessive relationship
IAIB - Codominance
IA, IB & IO - 3- different allelic forms of a gene(multiple allelism)


The genotypes of a Husband and Wife are IAIB and IAi. Among the blood types of their children, how many different genotypes and phenotypes are possible?

  • 3 genotypes ; 3 phenotypes

  • 3 genotypes ; 4 phenotypes

  • 4 genotypes ; 3 phenotypes

  • 4 genotypes ; 3 phenotypes


C.

4 genotypes ; 3 phenotypes

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A disease caused by an autosomal primary non-disjunction is

  • Down's syndrome

  • Klinefelter's syndrome

  • Turner's syndrome

  • Turner's syndrome


A.

Down's syndrome

Down’s syndrome is caused by non-disjunction of 21st chromosome

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Which one from those given below is the period for Mendel's hybridization experiments?

  • 1856 - 1863

  • 1840 - 1850

  • 1857 - 1869

  • 1857 - 1869


A.

1856 - 1863

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Among the following characters, which one was not considered by Mendel in his experiments on pea?

  • Stem – Tall or Dwarf

  • Trichomes – Glandular or non-glandular

  • Seed – Green or Yellow

  • Seed – Green or Yellow


B.

Trichomes – Glandular or non-glandular

During his experiments Mendel studied seven characters. Nature of trichomes i.e., glandular or non-glandular was not considered by Mendel.

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