What map unit (centimorgan) is adopted in the construction of genetic maps?

• a unit of distance between two expressed genes representing 100%cross over.

• a unit of distance between genes on chromosomes, representing 1% cross over.

• a unit of distance between genes on chromosomes, representing 50% cross over.

• a unit of distance between two expressed genes representing 10% cross over.

Select the correct group of biocontrol agents.

• Trichoderma, Baculovirus, Bacillus thuringiensis

• Oscillatoria, Rhizobium, Trichoderma

• Nostoc, Azospirillium, Nucleopolyhedrovirus

• Bacillus thuringiensis, Tobacco Mosaic Virus, Aphids

A gene locus has two alleles A, a. If the frequency of dominant allele A is 0.4, then what will be the frequency of homozygous dominant, heterozygous and homozygous recessive individuals in the population?

• 0.16 (AA); 0.24 (Aa); 0.36 (aa)

• 0.16 (AA); 0.48 (Aa); 0.36 (aa)

• 0.16 (AA); 0.36 (Aa); 0.48 (aa)

• 0.36 (AA); 0.48 (Aa); 0.16 (aa)

Select the incorrect statement.

• Inbreeding is essential to evolve purelines in any animal.

• Inbreeding selects harmful recessive genes that reduce fertility and productivity

• Inbreeding helps in accumulation of superior genes and elimination of undesirable genes.

• Inbreeding increases homozygosity

Match Column-I with Column-II

Choose the correct answer from the option given below

• A - iii; B - ii; C - i; D - iv

• A - ii; B - i; C - iii; D - iv

• A - ii; B - iii; C - iv; D - i

• A - i; B - ii; C - iii; D - iv

Which of the following glucose transporters is insulin-dependent?

• GLUT II

• GLUT III

• GLUT IV

• GLUT I

Select the incorrect statement.

• Inmale grasshoppers 50% of sperms have no sex chromosomes.

• In domesticated fowls, sex of progeny depends on the type of sperm rather than egg.

• Human males have one of their sex-chromosome much shorter than the other.

• Male fruit fly is heterogametic.

Which one of the following is not a method of in situ conservation of biodiversity?

• Wildlife Sanctuary

• Botanical Garden

• Sacred Grove

• Biosphere Reserve

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

• Claviceps is a source of many alkaloids and LSD.

• Conidia are produced exogenously and ascospores endogenously

• Yeasts have filamentous bodies with long thread-like hyphae.

• Morels and truffles are edible delicacies

50.

Which of the following contraceptive methods do involve a role of hormone?

• Barrier method, Lactational amenorrhea, Pills

• CuT, Pills, Emergency contraceptives.

• Pills, Emergency contraceptives, Barrier methods.

• Lactational amenorrhea, Pills Emergency contraceptives.