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1. White eyes in male fruit fly is determined 11. Gene mutation is caused due to
by a (a) changes in the sequences of genes in
(a) dominant gene on X DNA
(b) recessive gene on Y (b) linkage
(c) dominant gene on Y (c) changes in the sequence of nitrogen
(d) recessive gene on X bases
2. ZZ/ZW type of sex determination is seen in (d) reproduction
(a) peacock (b) cockroach 12. The segment of DNA has the base
(c) apple snail (d) human sequence, AAG GAG GAC CAA CCA. Which
3. Homologous chromosomes similar in both one of the following sequence represents a
sexes are called frame–shift mutation ?
(a) androsomes (b) autosomes (a) AAG CAG GAC CAA CCG
(c) heterosomes (d) none of above (b) AAG AAG GAC CAA CCA
4. Point mutations are caused by (c) AAG GAG GAC CAA CCA
(a) substitution (b) deletion (d) AAG GAG ACC AAC CAA
(c) insertion (d) all of above 13. Rearragnement of a group of genes in
5. Mutation can be induced by chromosme in such a way that their order
(a) radiation (b) temperature in the chromosome is reversed is called
(c) chemicals (d) all of above (a) interchange (b) deletion
6. Allosomes are (c) translocation (d) inversion
(a) mode like structure on chromosome 14. Sometimes DNA and chromsomes
(b) sex chromosome replicate without the division of the
(c) rounded bodies on chromosome nucleus resulting in the increase in somatic
(d) none of above chromosme number. Such a change is
7. Which of the following is not heritable ? called
(a) Gene mutation (a) allopolyploidy (b) linkage
(b) Point mutation (c) endoploidy (d) crossing over
(c) Somatic mutation 15. When the chromosome number is
(d) Chromosomal mutation different than a multiple of basis
8. Mutations are generally chromosome number, it is called
(a) dominant (b) incompletely (a) aneuploidy (b) monoploidy
dominant (d) diploidy (d) polyploidy
(c) condominant (d) recessive 16. A trisomic individual has a chromosome
9. Mutations are generally induced by number of
(a) gamma rays (b) visible light (a) 2n - 1 (b) 2n + 3
(c) beta rays (d) alpha rays (c) 2n + 1 (d) 2n + 2
10 The plant which was popular by De Vries 17. If the haploid number of chromosomes is
mutation theory ? 10, what is tetrasomic number ?
(a) Zea mays (b) Avena sativa (a) 20 (b) 22
(c) Oenothera lamarkiana (c) 30 (d) 40
(d) Eugenia aromaticum 18. If the haploid number of chromosomes in a
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plant is 12, then the number of selective advantage in evolution if

chromosomes in monosomic is (a) If affects dominant genes
(a) 26 (b) 23 (b) It affects recessive genes
(c) 22 (d) 25 (c) If affects whole chromosomes
19. Which one of the following is a sex linked (d) The environment remains stable
chracter 28. In man, which of the following genotypes
(a) AB blood group in humans and phenotypes may be the correct result
(b) White eye in Drosophila of aneuploidy in sex chromosomes ?
(c) Duffy blood group in human beings (a) 22 pairs + XXY males
(d) Vestigeal wing (b) 22 pairs + XX females
20 A genetic disease, which is never passed (c) 22 pairs + XXXY females
on from father to son is (4) 22 pairs + Y females
(a) X–chromosomal linked disease 29. The average ratio of male to female
(b) Y–chromosomal linked disease individuals based on XX and XY type of sex
(c) Autosomal linked disease determination, in total world of human
(d) None of above population is
21. Inheritance of characters not located on (a) 3 : 1 (b) 1 : 3
genes but the young one resembling only (c) 1 : 4 (d) 1 : 1
the female parent is due to 30. Drosophila flies with one half of the body
(a) chromosomal inheritance male and other half female is referred to
(b) plastid inheritance as
(c) cytoplasmic inheritance (a) Gynandromorph (b)
(d) epigenesis Hermaphrodite
22. Cytoplasmic male sterility is inherited (c) Super female (d) Intersex
(a) maternally (b) paternally 31. Sex determination in Drosophila
(c) both (a) and (b) (d) none of above melanogaster is based on
23. Genes located on Y–chromosome are (a) X–Y chromosome mechanism
(a) holoandric genes (b) Genetic balance between the X –
(b) sex–linked genes chromosome and autosomes
(c) mutant genes (c) Chromosome – environment
(d) autosomal genes interaction
24. A hereditary sex linked disease in which (d) Pseudoalleles.
the blood fails to clot within 5 to 8 minutes 32. Sex linked characters have which one of
is called the following distinct feature ?
(a) haemophilia (a) Always follows criss–cross inheritance
(b) anaemia (b) Never follow criss–cross inheritance
(c) erythroblastosis foetalis (c) May be present on Y–chromosome
(d) colour blindness (d) Only present on X–chromosome
25. The number of chromosmes in Down’s 33. All sons of a couple are colour blind
syndrome is becasue
(a) 23rd pair with one less = 45 (a) Mother is homozygous colour blind
(b) 21st pair with one more = 47 (b) Morhter is heterozygous and fatehr
(c) 17th pair with one more = 47 normal
(d) One extra sex chromosome = 47 (c) Mother is heterozygous and father
26. The functional unit of mutation is colour blind
(a) Gene (b) Muton (d) Mother is normal and father colour
(c) Recon (d) Cistron blind
27. A mutation is most likely to have a

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(c) Backward mutation

34. Colour blindness is a disease usually (d) Frame shift mutation
affecting man but the factor for it is 41. X–linked recessive gene is
transmitted to the children always by (a) Always expressed in male
woman. This is because particualr factor is (b) Always expressed in female
located on (c) Lethal
(a) X chromosome (d) Sub lethal
(b) Y chromosome 42. Sex chromosomes of a female bird are
(c) Both X and Y chromosomes represented by
(d) Autosome (a) XO (b) XX
35. If a normal woman marries a colour blind (c) XY (d) ZW
man then all their 43. Point mutation involves
(a) Sons will be colour blind and daughter (a) Change in single base pair
normal (b) Duplication
(b) Daughters will be colour blind and sons (c) Deletion
normal (d) Insertion
(c) Children will be normal 44. Condition of a karyotype and are called
(d)Children will be colour blind (a) Aneuploidy (b) Polyploidy
36. A colour blind daughter is born when (c) Allopolyploidy (d) Monosomy
(a) Father is colour blind, mother is normal 45. If a genetic disease is transferred from a
(b) Mother is colour blind, father is normal phenotypically normal but carrier female
(c) Mother is carrier, father is normal to only some of the male progeny, the
(d) Mother is carrier, father is colour blind disease is
37. A sex linked recessive gene C produces red (a) autosomal dominant
green colour blindness in humans. A (b) autosomal recessive
normal woman whose father was colour (c) sex–linked dominant
blind marries a colour blind man. Of all the (d) Sex–linked recessive
girls born to these parents, what
percentage is expected to be colour blind ?
(a) 25 percent (b) 50 percent
(c) 75 percent (d) 100 percent
38. A diseased man marries a normal woman,
They get three daughters and five sons. All
the daughters were diseased and sons
were normal. The gene of this disease is
(a) Autosomal dominant
(b) Sex linked recessive
(c) Sex limited character
(d) Sex linked dominant
39. Pattern baldness, moustaches and beard in
human males are examples of
(a) Sex–determining traits
(b) Sex linked traits
(c) Sex limited traits
(d) Sex differenting traits
40. Mutation that cause minute changes is
(a) Point mutation
(b) Forward mutation

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Answer key 35. (3)

1. (4) 36. (4)
2. (1) 37. (2)
3. (2) 38. (4)
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39. (3)
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8. (4) 42. (4)
9. (1) 43. (1)
10. (3) 44. (1)
11. (3) 45. (2)
12. (4)
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