Inheritance of Two Genes

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Inheritance of Two Genes: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Dihybrid Cross, Law of Independent Assortment, Chromosomal Theory of Inheritance, Sex Linked Inheritance in Drosophila, Linkage, Crossing Over & Recombination of Genes etc.

Important Questions on Inheritance of Two Genes

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When a group of genes shows linkage then they do not show independent assortment or recombination?

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Name the following:

He was the first to suggest occurrence of distinct pairs of chromosomes.

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The number of linkage group is one in Escherichia coli or Ascomycetes?

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Fill in the blank with the correct option given in the bracket.

The mechanism that causes a gene to move from one linkage group to another is called _____ (inversion/translocation).

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Somatic cells of organisms are derived from the zygote.

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The maximum number of different gametes of the pollens produced by a tall pea plant with round, yellow, seeds of the genotype TtRrYY, if the three loci are unlinked, would be

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A cross wạs carried out between two individuals, heterozygous for two pairs of genes. Assuming segregation and independent assortment, the number of different genotypes and phenotypes obtained respectively would be

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The genotypic ratio 1:2:2:4:1:2:1:2:1 is obtained in F2 generation. What will be the phenotypic ratio?

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In Mendel's dihybrid cross, homozygous, dominant, round, yellow seed parent was crossed with a homozygous recessive wrinkled green seed parent. If the round seed shape (R) is dominant over wrinkle seed shape (r) and yellow seed colour (Y) is dominant over green seed colour (y), what is the expected percentage of obtaining F2 progeny with wrinkled yellow seeds in the F2 population in the dihybrid cross? No linkage is there between the two genes.

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Match the following:

List - I List - II
(A) Sutton and Boveri (I) Identification of Auxins
(B) F.W. Went (II) Artificial synthesis of the gene
(C) Hargovind Khorana (III) Role of chromosome in heredity
(D) V.S. Rama Das (IV) Discovery of zymase
    (V) Contribution in C4 photosynthesis

The correct match is

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In a dihybrid cross, the phenotypes are: round & yellow; wrinkled & yellow; round & green and wrinkled & green seeds. What is the probability of wrinkled yellow seeds in the above cross?

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Match the following lists:

  List I   List II
a C.G.K. Ramanujam i De Historia Plantarum
b Sutton and Boveri ii Palynology
c Theophrastus iii Sexual system of classification
d Carolus Von Linnaeus iv Sexual reproduction in plants
    v Chromosome theory of inheritance
The correct answer is

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A pure long-winged, grey-bodied female fruit fly is crossed with a vestigial-winged, black-bodied male fruit fly. The expected percentage of long-winged and grey-bodied insects in F1 generation is

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In Drosophila, the genes for the body color and eye color are present on:

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Out of a population of 800 individuals in F2 generation of cross between yellow round and green wrinkled pea plants, what would be the number of yellow and wrinkled seed?

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Female AaBb is crossed with the male AAbb gametes shall be:

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The exchange of genetic material between the two homologous chromosomes occurs in diplotene stage.

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During zygotene stage the homologous chromosomes start forming pairs.

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In an experiment of Morgan in Drosophila for eye colour and wing size. What percentage of linkage was observed in F2 generation?

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In dihybrid cross, the phenotypic ratio will be 1:1:2 or 9:3:3:1?