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LAKSHYA (NEET)
Principles of Inheritance and Variation DPP-02

1. Genotype is c. Wrinkled seeded plants

a. Genetic composition of species d. Pure and hybrid round seeded plants
b. Genetic composition of plastids
c. Genetic composition of germ cells 8. F1 progeny of Mendelian dihybrid cross produces
d. Genetic composition of an individuals a. Two types of pollen grains
b. Four genotypes of gametes
2. The contrasting pairs of factors in Mendelian crosses are c. Two types of eggs
called d. Four types of pollens only
a. Multiple alleles b. Allelomorphs
c. Alloloci d. None of these 9. Both chromosomes as well as genes do not occur in
pairs
3. During breeding the removal of anthers from a flower a. somatic cells b. fertilization egg
is called c. megaspore d. microspore
a. Dominance b. Segregation
c. Emasculation d. Vasectomy 10. An individuals with two identical members of a pairs of
genetic factors is called
4. Mendel’s second law is a. Heteromorphic b. Heterozygote
a. Segregation b. Dominance c. Homomorphic d. Homozygote
c. Independent assortment
d. Polygenic inheritance 11. Phenotype of an organism is the result of
a. Mutations and linkage
5. Mendel’s law apply only when b. Cytoplasmic effects and nutrition
a. Characters are linked c. Environmental changes and sexual dimorphs
b. Parents are pure breeding d. Genotype and environment interaction
c. F1 Monohybrid ratio shows two types of individuals
d. First pair of contrasting characters is dependent 12. The ultimate biological unit which controls heredity is
upon other pairs called
a. Genome b. Chromosome
6. Segregation of Mendelian factors occurs during c. Bateson d. Johannsen
a. Anaphase I b. Anaphase II
c. Diplotene d. Metaphase I 13. In monohybrid cross, pure homozygous plants will be
a. one b. two
7. In garden pea, starch is synthesized effectively in c. three d. four
a. Heterozygous round seeded plants
b. Homozygous round seeded plants 14. Gametes of AaBb individuals can be
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a. Aa, Bb b. AB, ab
c. AB, ab, aB d. AB, Ab, aB, ab

15. How many pairs of contrasting characters were chosen

by Mendel for his study with garden pea
a. 3 b. 5
c. 7 d. 14

16. Mendel did not include in his laws

a. segregation b. dominance
c. purity of gamete d. linkage

17. A dihybrid condition is

a. tt Rr b. Tt rr
c. tt rr d. Tt Rr

18. In a cross between a pure tall pea plant with green pod
and a pure short plant with yellow pod, how many
short plants out of 16 would you expect in F2
generation?
a. 9 b. 4
c. 3 d. 1

19. A cross between AaBBX aa BB yields a genotypic ratio

of
a. 1 AaBB : 1 aaBB b. 1 AaBB : 3 aaBB
c. 3 AaBB : 1 aaBB d. 1 AABB : 1 aaBB

20. When a tall plant with round seeds (TTRR) is crossed

with a dwarf plant with wrinkled seeds (ttrr), the F1
generation consists of tall plants with rounded seeds,
How many types of gametes F1 plant would produce
a. one b. three
c. four d. eight

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19. A
20. C
Answer Key
1.D
2.B
3.C
4.A
5.B
6.A
7.B
8.B
9.D
10. D
11. D
12. D
13. B
14. D
15. C
16. D
17. D
18. B

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