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प्रश्न
What is a gene? How is it related to heredity?
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उत्तर
Genes are hereditary units located on a chromosomal thread. A gene can be defined as the “ultimate unit of recombination, mutation, and self-reproduction”. They are responsible for various characteristics externally shown by the plants and animals. A single gene may affect one or more characteristics of offsprings.
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Give the Phenotypic and Genotypic ratio of the F2 and F2 generation.
Explain the Term Recessive character.
Write the functional activity of the following structure:
Autosomes
Multiple Choice Question
Genetics is a branch of biology dealing with:
Multiple Choice Question
A cross was made between tall and dwarf plants. In F1 generation all plants were tall, when the F1 plants were selfed, the tall and dwarf plants appeared in a 3 : 1 ratio in the F2 generation. This phenomenon is known as:
Multiple choice question.
A cross between an individual with an unknown genotype for a trait with recessive plant for that trait is _______.
Which one of the following is back cross?
Explain test cross with suitable example and state its ratios.
Each gamete has only one allele of a gene.
Hybrid is an offspring from a cross between genetically different parents.
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Alleles refer to ____________.
Identify the genotype of a round seeded tall plant which when crossed with a plant of similar genotype produces the following percentage of phenotypes:
(tall round = 56.25 %, tall wrinkled = 18.75 %, dwarf round = 18.75 %, dwarf wrinkled = 6.25 %.)
A pea plant with the genotype YyRr is crossed with another pea plant with the genotype yyrr. The expected phenotypic ratio of individuals formed will be ______
Match the items given in Column I with those listed in Column II. Choose the answer with correct combination of alphabets of the two columns.
| Column I | Column II |
| A. Monohybrid cross | 1. T and t |
| B. Test cross | 2. TT |
| C. Alleles | 3. TT × tt |
| D. Homozygous tall | 4. tt |
| 5. Tt × tt |
In which region of chromosomes does crossing over take place?
