Multiple Choice Questions

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Accessory sexual character in female is promoted by

  • androgen

  • progesterone

  • estrogen

  • testosterone


C.

estrogen

Estrogens are secreted by cells of Graafian follicles. Estradiol is the principal feminizing estrogen. It stimulates the development of female secondary sex characteristics during puberty and maintains them through the reproductive years of adult life.


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Repressor protein is produced by

  • regulator gene

  • operator gene

  • structural gene

  • promoter gene


Balbiani rings are the structural features of

  • allosomes

  • polytene chromosomes

  • autosomes

  • Lampbrush chromosomes


Ovulation takes place in a month between

  • 11-14 day

  • 14-16 day

  • 15-28 days

  • 21-26 day


Mesozoic era is Golden period of

  • reptiles

  • Mollusca

  • fishes

  • amphibians


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X- linked recessive gene is

  • always expressed in male

  • always expressed in femlae

  • lethal

  • sub- lethal


Presence of tail in a child is an example of

  • atavism

  • divergent evolution

  • convergent evolution

  • mutation


Yersinia pestis is responsible for

  • syphilis

  • whooping cough

  • plague

  • leprosy


Which of the following is used as a best genetic vector in plants?

  • Bacillus thurengiensis

  • Agrobacterium tumifaciens

  • Pseudomonas putida

  • All of the above


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Pneumatic bones are expected to be found in

  • house lizard

  • flying fish

  • pigeon

  • tadpole of frog