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Question
Give the example of X- monosomy you have studied.
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Solution
Turner syndrome is an example of X-monosomy.
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Choose the best option out of the four alternatives a, b, c and d
Question 1:
The number of chromosomes in a certain type of cell division is halved. This kind of cell
division occurs in.
(a) Only testis
(b) Only ovary
(c) Both ovary and testis
(d) All body cells
Mention whether the following statement is (T) Or (F). Give reason in support of your answer.
The unfertilized human egg has half the number of chromosomes of the body cells.
Give a reason for the following:
Gametes must be produced by meiosis for sexual reproduction.
Complete the following sentence with appropriate word :
The spindle fibers are made of _______.
Name the following:
The number of chromosomes present in human gametes.
Give Technical Term:
Transmission of characters through generations.
Complete the following sentence with appropriate word:
The number of chromosomes in humans is ________.
Column ‘II’ is a list of items related to ideas in Column ‘I’. Match the term in Column ‘II’ with a suitable idea given in Column ‘I’.
| Column I | Column II |
| Genetics | Chromosomes are similar in size and shape. |
| Autosomes | The alternative forms of a gene. |
| Recessive gene | Study of laws of inheritance of characters |
| Allele | A gene that can express only when in a similar pair. |
| Homologous chromosomes | Chromosomes are other than the pair of sex chromosomes. |
The region of the chromosome where the spindle fibres get attached during cell division ______
______ is a sudden permanent heritable change that can occur in the gene, in the chromosome or chromosome number.
