Fundamentals of Genetics
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Section A
Q.1 Attempt all the following parts:
Multiple Choice Questions (20x1=20)
1.Genetics is the study of:
a)reproduction b)evolution c)human welfare d)heredity & variations
2. Father of Genetics is:
a)Crick b)Morgan c)Mendel d).Aristotle
3.Early Genetics were studied in the species :
a)evening primrose b)garden pea c)Petunia d)fruit fly.
4.The Linkage of genes was observed by:
a)Mendel b)Crick c)Morgan d)All the above.
5.Linkage studies were conducted on:
a)fruit fly b)garden pea c)Petunia d)evening primrose
6.Chromosome theory of inheritance was given by:
a)Watson & Crick b)Gregor Mendel c)Sutton & Boveri d)de Vries
7.Arranging chromosomes of a species according to size & shape is:
a)inheritance b)karyotype c)variations d)all the above.
8.Mirabilis jalapa exhibited:
a)Mendelism b)linkage c)incomplete dominance d)dominance
9.Sudden heritable changes in the genome is called:
a)Mendelism b)mutation c)dominance d).pleiotropy
10. Inheritance of blood groups is due to: