Multiple Choice Questions

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Tow genes R and y are located very close on the chromosome linkage map on maize plant. When RRYY and rryy genotypes are hybridized, then F2 segregation will show

  • Higher number of the recombinant types

  • Segregation with expected 9:3:3:1 ratio

  • Segregation is 3:1 ratio

  • Higher number of the parental types


D.

Higher number of the parental types

Law of independent assortment does not applicable when the gene of different character occupy on the same homologous chromosomes, i.e., linked genes.


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 Development of an embryo without fertilization is called as

  • Apomixis

  • Polyembryony

  • Parthenocarpy

  • Parthenogenesis


Chromosomes are arranged along the equator during

  • Prophase

  • Metaphase

  • Anaphase

  • Telophase


A fern differs from a moss in having

  • Swimming archegonia

  • Swimming antherozoids

  • Independent gametophytes

  • Independent sporophytes


Given below is a sample of portion of DNA strand given the base sequence on the opposite strand. What is so special show in it?

5’−GAATTC….3’

3’−CTTAAG … 5’

  • Detection mutation

  • Start codon at 5′ end

  • The palindromic sequence of base pairs

  • Replication completed


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A point mutation where guanine is replaced by cytosine is also called

  • Frameshift mutation

  • Transition mutation

  • Translocation mutation

  • Transversion mutation


During meiosis-I, the bivalent chromosomes clearly appear as tetrads during

  • Diakinesis

  • Diplotene

  • Pachytene

  • Zygotene


Phage genome site on bacterial chromosome resulted in the structure

  • Nucleic acid

  • Heterocyst

  • Prophage

  • None of these


The mobile genetic element is

  • Transposon

  • Mutation

  • Endonuclease

  • Variation


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In animals normally which organism has a maximum number of chromosomes?

  • Butterfly

  • Elephant

  • Hermit crab

  • Chimpanzee


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