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Important Questions on Principles of Inheritance and Variation

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Match the terms in Column-I with their description in Column-II and choose the correct option:
 
Column – I Column – II
(a) Dominance (i) Many genes govern a single character
(b) Codominance (ii) In a heterozygous organism, only one allele expresses itself
(c) Pleiotropy (iii) In a heterozygous organism, both alleles express themselves fully
(d) Polygenic inheritance (iv) A single gene influences many characters
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What is the possible genotypic ratio in F2 generation if a plant producing red flowers RR is crossed with another plant of the same species that produces white flowers rr?
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Which one of the following genetic phenomena is represented by the blood group AB?
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How many types of gametes can be produced by individual with the genotype AAbb?
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A gene showing codominance has
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ABO blood type in man is an example of

1. Pleiotropy

2. Incomplete dominance

3. Co-dominance

4. Multiple allelism

Select the code for the correct answer from the options given below:

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In a cross between true-breeding (homozygous) red-flowered and true-breeding (homozygous) white flowered plants, the F1 progeny was pink. The phenotypic and genotypic ratios in F2 progency were 1:2:1. This is because of:
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Alleles are:
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Identify the wrong statement with reference to the gene ‘I’ that controls ABO blood groups.
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In human beings, brown eye (B) is dominant over blue eye (b). A brown-eyed couple has a blue-eyed child. What are the possible genotypes of the couple?
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Which one of the following pairs of genotype and phenotype ratios will be obtained in F2 generation for Snapdragon plants exhibiting incomplete dominance for red and white flower color traits?
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Who is known as the father of Genetics?
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The production of gametes by the parents, formation of zygotes, the F1 and F2  plants, can be understood from a diagram called:
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If the gene pool of the locus X in the human genome is 4, then what would be the highest possible number of genotypes in a large population?
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Which of the following pairs is wrongly matched?
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According to Mendel, ........................ segregate and ..................... assort independently.
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A true breeding plant is:
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A man with blood group A marries a woman having blood group. The maximum possible blood groups among their progenies are
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In Antirrhinum (Snapdragon), a red flower was crossed with a white flower and in F1 generation, pink flowers were obtained. When pink flowers were selfed, the F2 generation showed white, red and pink flowers. Choose the incorrect statement from the following.
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A tall true breeding garden pea plant is crossed with a dwarf true breeding garden pea plant. When the F1 plants were selfed the resulting genotypes were in the ratio