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LAKSHYA (NEET)
Principles of Inheritance and Variation DPP-6

1. In 1900 A.D, three biologists independently 6. Punnett square is a graphical representation

discovered Mendel’s principles. They are to calculate the probability of all possible
(1) De Vries, Correns and Tschermak ............. of the ............in the genetic cross-
(2) Sutton, Morgan and Bridges (1) phenotype, parents
(3) Avery, McLeod and McCarty (2) genotype , parents
(4) Bateson, Punnett and Bridges (3) gametes, progeny
2. Mendel’s Law of dominance explains- (4) genotype, offspring
(1)Expression of only one of the parental 7. Number of pink colour flower obtained by
characters in monohybrid cross in the F1 crossing Rr × Rr in a population of 400 in
(2)Expression of both parental character in snapdragon species will be
F2 (1) 300 (2) 200
(3)Proportion of 3:1 obtained at the F2 (3) 100 (4) zero
generation
8.Identify the wrong statement about Co-
(4) all of the above
dominance
3. In a test cross of dominant phenotype pea
(1) Both alleles belong to same gene loci
plant having violet colour flower with
(2) Both alleles are dominant allele
recessive parent result in violet and white
flower, than genotype for test cross is- (3) AB blood group is an example
(1) Ww x Ww (2) Tt x tt (4) Sickle cell anaemia carrier individual is
an example
(3) Ww x ww (4) WW x ww
9. In Mirabilis, red flowerd plant crossed with
White flowered one resulted in all pink
4. Which of the following is dominant character
according to Mendel? flowered plants. What are the chances of
(1) Dwarf plant and yellow fruit appearance of red flowered plants in a cross
(2) Terminal fruit and wrinkled seed between pink and white flowered plant?
(3) White seed and yellow fruit (1) Zero (2) 0.25
(4) Green coloured pod and rounded seed (3) 0.5 (4) 0.75
10. Occasionally, a single gene product may
produce more than one effect. The
5.Mendel crossed a pure wrinkled recessive pea
phenomenon is called
plant with a dominant pure round seed
plant. The first generation of hybrids from (1) Multiple allelism (2) Epistasis
the cross should show (3) Pleiotropy (4) Polygeny
(1) 50% round seed and 50% wrinkled seed 11. Select the list of items of Column I with
plants Column II and select the correct option
(2) All round seeds from the codes given below:
(3) 75% round and 25% wrinkled seed Column I Column II
plants A. Codominance i. starch
(4) All wrinkled seed plants synthesis gene
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B. Polygenes ii. AB Blood logic

group (2) A-statistical analysis; B-physical logic
(multiple genes) in humans (3) A-statistical analysis; B-chemistry logic
C. Pleiotropy iii. Skin colour in (4) A-statistical analysis; B-simple logic
humans 17. Mother = A blood group
(1) A-ii, B-i, C-iii (2) A-ii, B-iii, C-i Father = AB blood group
(3) A-iii, B-ii, C-i (4) A-i, B-iii, C-ii The child will not have
12. Read the following statements and mark the (1) A blood group (2) O blood group
right option (3) B blood group (4) AB blood
A. In test cross phenotypic and genotypic group
ratios are same 18. Starch synthesis gene in pea plant is the
B. In incomplete dominanace phenotypic example of
and genotypic ratios are same (1) single gene produce more than one
C. Law of independent assortment is effect
applicable to both monohybrid and (2) multiple genes produce multiple effects
dihybrid cross (3) two genes produce single effect
(1) Only A and B is correct (4) multiple genes produce single effect
(2) Only B and C are correct 19. Which statement is not true about
(3) Only A and C are correct codominance-
(4) All A, B and C are correct (1) AB blood group is example
13. In bisexual plant with genotype RrYy the (2) F1 generation not resemble any one of
percentage of pollen grain with Ry genes the parent completely
are - (3) both allele express themselves
(1)50 percent (2) 25 percent (4) PKU is an exapmle
(3) 75 percent (4) 100 percent 20.In order to find out the different types
14. Identify the correct statement gametes produced by a pea plant having the
(1) Starch synthesis in pea seed is controlled genotype AaBb , it should be crossed to a
by one gene
plant with the genotype-:
(2) Starch grain produced size in seed is
(1)aaBB (2)AaBb
example of dominance
(3)AABB (4)aabb
(3) Test cross is not type of back cross
21. Heterozygous tall (Tt) is crossed with
(4) all of the above correct
homozygous tall (TT) ,percentage of
15. Select the list of items of Column I with heterozygous tall in the progeny would be
Column II and select the correct option
(1) 25% (2) 50%
from the codes given below:
(3) 75% (4) 100%
Column I Column II
22. The offspring of AAbb x aaBB is crossed with
A.Mendelian Dihybrid ratio i 9 : 3 : 4
aabb The genotypic ratio of progeny will be
B.Recessive epistatis ii 9 : 3 : 3 : 1 (1) 9:3:3:1 (2) 1:2:1
C. Dominant epistatis iii .12 : 3 : 1 (3) 1:1:1:1 (4) 4:1
(1) A-ii, B-i, C-iii (2) A-ii, B-iii, C-i 23. A plants of genotypes AABbCC is selfed
(3) A-iii, B-ii, C-i (4) A-i, B-iii, C-ii ,Phenotypic ratio of would be
16. During Mendel’s investigation, it was first (1) 1:1 (2) 9:3:3:1
time that __A__ and __B__ were applied in (3)3:1
biology. Here A and B refers to
(4)27:9:9:9:3:3:3:1
(1) A-statistical analysis; B-mathematical

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24 Which of the following characteristics 30. Select from given options which is not gene
represent Inheritance of blood groups’ in interaction involving single gene loci-
humans ? (1) incomplete dominance (2) Co-
a. Dominance b. Co-dominance c. Multiple dominance
allele (3) Dominance (4)Polygenic
d. Incomplete dominance e. Polygenic inheritance
inheritance 31. In case of inheritance of one gene 3 : 1
(1) b, c and e (2) b, d and e phenotypic ratio can be explained on the
(3) a, b and c (4) a, c and e basis of
25. The genotypes of a Husband and Wife are (1) Incomplete dominance
IAIB and IAi .Among the blood types of their (2) Codominance
children how amny different genotypes and (3) Dominance
phenotypes are possible (4) Linkage
(1) 3 genotypes ; 3 phenotypes 32. The recessive characters are –
(2) 3 genotypes; 4 phenotypes (1) Only expressed in heterozygous
(3) 4 genotypes ; 3 Phenotyeps condition
(4) 4 genotypes ; 4 phenotypes (2) Only expressed in homozygous
condition
26. Select the mismatch for mendelian dihybrid (3) Blend in heterozygous condition
cross F2 generation : (4) Always impure
(1)Phenotypic ratio - 9:3:3:1 33. The modified allele is equivalent to the
(2)Total genotype - 9 unmodified allele when it produces–
(3)Total phenotype - 3 (1) A non functional enzyme
(4)Genotypic ratio- 1 : 2 : 2 : 4 : 1 :2 : 1 (2) No enzyme
:2:1 (3) The normal enzyme
(4) All the above
27. Give genotypic ratio of progeny obtained , 34. Find out the correct match –
when plant Tall round yellow(TtRRYY) is (1) F1 resembled two parents -
test crossed with recessive parent-
Dominance
(1) 1:1 (2) 1:1:1:1
(2) F1 resembled in between - incomplete
(3)3:1 (4)1:1:1:1:1:1:1:1
dominance
28. According to Mendel’s principle of
segregation , gametes always receive (3) F1 resembled both parent - Co-
(1) one pair factor dominance
(2) one quarter of the genes (4) All are correct
(3) both one factor of father and one factor 35. Exception to Mendel's law is found in -
of mother (1) Mirabilis flower colour
(4) only one factor (2) Pea seed shape
29. Select the mismatch (3) Plant height bean
(1)Pleiotropy - multiple (4) Flower colour in pea
phrnotypic effect 36. In case of incomplete dominance, F2
(2) Test cross - Cross with generation has :- (1) Genotypic
recessive parent ratio equal to phenotypic ratio
(3) Polygenic inheritance - Blood group (2) Genotypic ratio is 3:1
(4) Multiple allele- Blood group (3) Phenotypic ratio is 3:1

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(4) all
37.A dihybrid double heterozygous plant on self
pollination, produced 400 progeny with 9
types of genotype. How many seeds will
have genotype TtRr-
(1) 200 (2) 100
(3) 50 (4) 150
38. How many types of genetically different
gametes will be produced by a
heterozygous plant having the genotype
AABBCc?
(1) Two (2) Four
(3) Six (4) Nine
39. Gametes of AABb individual can be -
(1) Aa, Bb (2) AB, Ab
(3) AB, ab, aB (4) AB, ab
40. Genes which codes for a pair of contrasting
characters are
(1) recessive character
(2) Dominant character
(3) Alleles
(4) alternative gene

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