Inheritance Test 02

Total Questions: 29

1 - The alternate forms of a gene are called as;

A ) Genome
B ) Genotype
C ) Alleles ✅
D ) Phenotype

2 - The specific combinations of genes in an individual is known as;

A ) Phenotype
B ) Genotype ✅
C ) Karyotype
D ) Phenocopy

3 - It is a condition in which normal body pigments are absent;

A ) Colour blindness
B ) Albinism ✅
C ) Diabetes
D ) Sickle cell anaemia

4 - Dominant alleles are represented by ___letter and recessive alleles by ___ letters.

A ) Capital, lowercase ✅
B ) Lowercase, capital
C ) Lowercase, lowercase
D ) Capital, capital

5 - Expression of genotype in the form of trait is:

A ) Genome
B ) Phenotype ✅
C ) Complete dominance
D ) Incomplete dominance

6 - Fundamental principles of genetics were developed by;

A ) Lamarck
B ) Gregor Mendel ✅
C ) Charles Lyell
D ) Charles Darwin

7 - Pisum sativum is scientific name of;

A ) Onion
B ) Frog
C ) Mustard plant
D ) Pea plant ✅

10 - Pink flowered four O Clock plant is an example of;

A ) Incomplete dominance ✅
B ) Co-dominance
C ) Complete dominance
D ) Partial dominance

12 - Among following the source of variations is;

A ) Mutation
B ) Crossing over
C ) Mutation & Crossing over ✅
D ) Mitosis

13 - Which variations show distinct phenotypes and phenotypes of such variations cannot be measured?

A ) Discontinuous variations ✅
B ) Continuous variations
C ) Continuous and discontinuous variations
D ) Mitosis

14 - Example of discontinuous variation is;

A ) Blood group ✅
B ) Height in Man
C ) Intelligence
D ) Hair Colour

17 - All living things had been created in their current from only a few thousand years ago. The idea is known as;

A ) Theory of special creation ✅
B ) Evolution
C ) Variations
D ) Selective breeding

18 - Mechanism of organic evolution in 1838 was proposed by;

A ) Charles Darwin ✅
B ) Charles Lyell
C ) Lamarck
D ) Gregor Mendel

20 - It is the process by which the better genetic variations became more common in successive generations of population;

A ) Variation
B ) Artificial selection
C ) Selective breeding
D ) Natural selection ✅

21 - Variations selected for their transmission to next generation are;

A ) Favourable ✅
B ) Continuous
C ) Discontinuous
D ) Unfavourable

22 - Working of DNA is also called;

A ) Transcription
B ) The central Dogma ✅
C ) Translation
D ) Replication of DNA

23 - Favourable variation is moths before industrial revolution was;

A ) Light colour ✅
B ) Dark colour
C ) Medium colour
D ) Bright colour

24 - Favourable variation in moths after industrial revolution was;

A ) Light colour
B ) Medium colour
C ) Dark colour ✅
D ) Bright colour

25 - International breeding between individuals for certain traits, or combination of traits is called as:

A ) Variations
B ) Evolution
C ) Natural selection
D ) Artificial selection ✅

27 - Mendel used _____pea plants in his experiments.

A ) 2800
B ) 28000 ✅
C ) 28,0000
D ) 28,00000

28 - Example of co-dominance is;

A ) Blood group A
B ) Blood group B
C ) Blood group AB ✅
D ) Blood group O