Assignment-1.

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Assignment-1.1

CHANDIGARH UNIVERSITY

Gharuan, Mohali

Institute/Department:  Academic Unit  /CSE

Division: Academic Unit

Subject Name: Biology for Engineers

Subject Code: 22SZT-148

Assignment No.:1

Max. Marks: 10

Questions:

Sr. Group Question CO

No. No. Number
1 Group A 1.      Genes and environment responsible for the expression of a CO1
particular trait, Explain.
 
2.      Justify the statement, individual have only two alleles even if a
character shows multiple alleleism.

3.      Mention the characteristics of a true-breeding line.

4.      A tall plant with red flowers (dominant) is crossed with a dwarf
plant with white flowers (recessive). Work out a dihybrid cross and
state the dihybrid ratio.

5.      Sickle-cell anaemia persist in the human population when it is

 believed that the harmful alleles get eliminated from the population
after a certain time. Comment upon this.

 
2 Group B 1.      Mention the applications of recombination  with reference CO1
to genetic engineering.
 
2.      Write a short note on Concepts of recessiveness and
dominance.

3.      Write a note on Meiosis and Mitosis as a part of genetics.

4.      Differentiate between Science and engineering by drawing a

comparison between eye and camera.

5.      Comment upon the Mechanism of how genetic material passes

from parent to offspring.