CBSE
Multiple Choice QuestionsIn the following human pedigree, the filled symbols represent the affected individuals. Identify the type of given pedigree. 
Autosomal dominant
X-linked recessive
Autosomal recessive
Autosomal recessive
In his classic experiments on pea plants, Mendel did not use
Seed colour
Pod length
Seed shape
Seed shape
A colour blind man marries a woman with normal sight who has no history of colour blindness in her family. What is the probability of their grandson being colour blind?
0.5
1
Nil
Nil
Which enzyme/s will be produced in cell in which there is a non-sense mutation in the lac Y gene?
beta - galactosidase
Lactose permease
Transacetylase
The incorrect statement with regard to haemophilia is
It is a sex - linked disease
It is a recessive disease
It is dominant disease
It is dominant disease
The term "linkage" was coined by
T.H. Morgan
T. Bover
G. Mendel
G. Mendel
A gene showing codominance has:
One allele dominant on the other
alleles tightly linked on the same chromosome
alleles that are recessive to each other
alleles that are recessive to each other
If both parents are carriers for thalassemia, which is an autosomal recessive disorder, what are the chances of pregnancy resulting in an affected child?
No Chance
50%
25%
25%
A normal-visioned man whose father was colour-blind, marries a woman whose father was also colour-blind. They have their first child as a daughter. What are the chances that this child would be colour-blind?
100%
0%
25%
25%
Fruit colour in squash is an example of
recessive epistasis
dominant epistasis
complementary genes
complementary genes
