Principles of Inheritance and Variation

172 Questions
2003 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2003
Which one of the following traits of garden pea studied by Mendel was a recessive feature ?
A.
Green seed colour
B.
Green pod colour
C.
Axial flower position
D.
Round seed shape
2003 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2003
The genes controlling the seven pea characters studied by Mendel are now known to be located on how many different chromosomes ?
A.
Six
B.
Seven
C.
Five
D.
Four
2002 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2002
There are three genes a, b and c. The percentage of crossing over between a and b is 20%, b and c is 28% and a and c is 8%. What is the sequence of genes on chromosome
A.
a, b, c
B.
b, a, c
C.
a, c, b
D.
None
2002 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2002
Which of the following is a correct match -
A.
Sickel cell anaemia = X – Chromosome
B.
Down Syndrome = 21st Chromosome
C.
Haemophilia = Y – Chromosome
D.
Parkinson Disease = X & Y Chromosome
2002 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2002
A diseased man marries a normal woman. They get three daughter and five sons. All the daughter were diseased and sons were normal. The gene of this disease is : -
A.
Sex linked dominant
B.
Autosomal dominant
C.
Sex linked recessive
D.
Sex limited character
2002 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2002
Which of the following is the example of pleiotropy ?
A.
Thalassemea
B.
Haemophilia
C.
Sickle cell anaemia
D.
Colour blindness
2002 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2002
A gene said to be dominant if : -
A.
It expressed only in heterozygous condition
B.
It express it's effect only in homozygous stage
C.
It never expressed in any condition
D.
It expressed both in homozygous and heterozygous condition
2002 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2002
On selfing a plant of F1 generation with genotype “AABbCC”,the genotypic ratio in F2 generation will be
A.
1 : 1
B.
3 : 1
C.
9 : 3 : 3 : 1
D.
27 : 9 : 9 : 9 : 3 : 3 : 3 : 1
2001 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2001
Independent assortment of genes does not takes place when : -
A.
Genes are located on non-homologous chromosome
B.
Genes are linked and located on same chromosome
C.
Genes are located on homologous chromosomes
D.
All the above
2001 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2001
A and B genes are linked. What shall be genotype of progeny in a cross between AB/ab and ab/ab : -
A.
AABB and aabb
B.
None
C.
AaBb and aabb
D.
AAbb and aabb
2001 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2001
Sickle cell anaemia is induce to : -
A.
Change of Amino acid either a or b chain of Haemoglobin
B.
Change of Amino Acid in a chain of Haemoglobin
C.
Change of Amino acid in both a and b chain of Haemoglobin
D.
Change of Amino Acid in b chain of Haemoglobin
2001 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2001
When dominant and recessive allels express itself together it is called : -
A.
Dominance
B.
Pseudo dominance
C.
Co-dominance
D.
Amphidominance
2001 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2001
Number of Barr bodies in XXXX female is
A.
3
B.
1
C.
2
D.
4
2001 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2001
Probability of four son to a couple is : -
A.
$1 \over 16$
B.
$1 \over 8$
C.
$1 \over 4$
D.
$1 \over 32$
2001 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2001
Two nonallelic genes produces the new phenotype when present together but fail to do so independently then it is called : -
A.
Polygene
B.
Complimentry gen
C.
Non complimentry gene
D.
Epistasis
2001 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2001
Ratio of complementry genes is : -
A.
9 : 3 : 4
B.
9 : 7
C.
12 : 3 : 1
D.
9 : 3 : 3 : 4
2001 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2001
Male XX and female XY sometime occur due to
A.
Aneuploidy
B.
Deletion
C.
Transfer of segments in X and Y chromosomes
D.
Hormonal imbalance
2000 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2000
Mongolian idiots are due to trisomy in 21st chromosome is called :
A.
Kleinfelters syndrome
B.
Down's syndrome
C.
Turner's syndrome
D.
Triplex syndrome
2000 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2000
Due to the cross between TTRr × ttrr the resultant progenies showed how many percent plants tall, red flowered :
A.
50%
B.
100%
C.
75%
D.
25%
2000 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2000
According to mendelism which character is showing dominance ?
A.
Green colour in seed coat
B.
Wrinkled seed
C.
Terminal position of flower
D.
Green pod colour
2000 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2000
Erythroblastosis foetalis is caused when :
A.
Rh female & Rh+ male
B.
Rh female & Rh male
C.
Rh+ female & Rh+ male
D.
Rh+ female & Rh male
2000 NEET MCQ
AIPMT 2000
In Drosophila the XXY condition leads to femaleness whereas in human beings the same condition leads to Klienfelter's syndrome in male. It proves :
A.
Y chromosome is active in sex determination in both human beings and Drosophila
B.
In Drosophila Y-chromosome decides femaleness
C.
Y chromosome of man have genes for syndrome
D.
In human beings Y chromosome is active in sex determination