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Principles of Inheritance and Variation PYQ — Page 4

NEET UG Zoology — Principles of Inheritance and Variation previous year questions with solutions.

All Principles of Inheritance and Variation Questions (192)

A pleiotropic gene

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An abnormal human baby with 'XXX' sex chromosomes was born due to:

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The movement of a gene from one linkage group to another is called:

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A man with blood group 'A' marries a woman with blood group 'B'. What are all the possible blood groups of their offsprings?

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How many pairs of contrasting characters in pea plants were studied by Mendel in his experiments?

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Multiple alleles are present:

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The term ''linkage'' was coined by:

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A colourblind man marries a woman with normal sight who has no history of colour blindness in her family. What is the probability of their sons being colourblind?

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Alleles are:

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In the following human pedigree, the filled symbols represents the affected individuals. Identify the type of given pedigree. ![NEET 2015 Zoology, Principles of Inheritance and Variation — question figure](https://prepforbharat.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/exam/616059730283de43c87e3e22/Zoology/images/Principles_of_Inheritance_and_Variation/66bcbf5fae81d148616b20cd/question_1__q_66bcbf5fae81d148616b20cd__cdn-question-pool.getmarks.app__image2-14fa142e-59e7-4c22-b66b-6c51e8d38018__ef717f7b02_final_ppt_sync.png)

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A gene showing codominance has

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In his classic experiments on pea plants, Mendel did not use:

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Fruit color in squash is an example of:

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A human female with Turner's syndrome

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A man whose father was colour blind marries a woman who had a colour blind mother and normal father. What percentage of male children of this couple will be colour blind?

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If two persons with 'AB' blood group marry and have sufficiently large number of children, these children could be classified as 'A' blood group : 'AB' blood group : 'B' blood group in $1: 2: 1$ ratio. Modern technique of protein electrophoresis reveals presence of both 'A' and ' $B$ ' type proteins in 'AB' blood group individuals. This is an example of

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Which one is the incorrect statement with regard to the importance of pedigree analysis?

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Which Mendelian idea is depicted by a cross in which the $F_1$ generation resembles both the parents?

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The incorrect statement with regard to haemophilia is

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Down's syndrome in humans is due to:

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Which of the following statements is not true of two genes that show $50 \%$ recombination frequency?

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In our society women are blamed for producing female children. Choose the correct answer for the sex-determination in humans.

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If both parents are carriers for thalassemia, which is an autosomal recessive disorder, what are the chances of pregnancy resulting in an affected child?

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Represented below is the inheritance pattern of a certain type of traits in humans. Which one of the following conditions could be an example of this pattern? ![NEET 2012 Zoology, Principles of Inheritance and Variation — question figure](https://prepforbharat.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/exam/616059730283de43c87e3e22/Zoology/images/Principles_of_Inheritance_and_Variation/66bcbed7ae81d148616b1c8b/question_1__q_66bcbed7ae81d148616b1c8b__cdn-question-pool.getmarks.app__1EU6sJVhn0hf1AqrFhuDE-UauZC6srLSugfhyxIHGcg.original.fullsiz__d793e76d9d_final_ppt_sync.png)

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