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Down's syndrome is due to (a) Linkage (b...

Down's syndrome is due to (a) Linkage (b) Sex-linked inheritance
(c) Crossing over (d)Non-disjunction of chromosome

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  2. Which extra chromosome causes Klinefelter's syndrome?

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  4. A human being suffering from Down's syndrome shows trisomy of 21st t c...

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  5. Female heterogamy is found in (A) Birds (b)Grasshopper (C) Both (...

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  6. Male heterogamy is found is (a) Drosophilia (b)Humans (c) Grasshopper...

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  7. Define point mutation

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  8. What is gene pool ?

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  9. By which process there is a gain of segment of DNA which results in al...

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  10. Colour blindess is a recessive sex-linked trait in which the eye fails...

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  11. A man blames his wife for giving birth to a female child. Who is respo...

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  12. What is mutanges?

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  13. Write the genotype of offsprings produced between a homozygous blue ey...

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  14. Name the gentic disorder caused due to the presence of extra chromosom...

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  16. A geneticist interested in studying variations and patterns of inherit...

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  17. How many chromosomes do drones of honeybee possess ? Name the type of ...

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  18. A male honeybee has 16 chromosomes whereas, its female has 32 chromoso...

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  19. Name the type of cross that would help to find the genotype of a pea ...

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  20. Write the sex of a human having XXY chromosomes with 22 pairs of autos...

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