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What are multiple alleles ? Why the alleles `I^(A)` and `I^(B)` for blood group are considered codominant ?

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Multiple alleles : Alleles which occur in more than two alternate forms. When `I^(A)` and `I^(B)` are present together in an individual, both A and B types of sugar polymers are produced both the alleles express when they are together.
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  2. Differentiate between incomplete dominance and co-dominance.

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  4. In a family, the blood group of children are A and B. Mention the geno...

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  5. Write the genotypes of blood group A and blood group B.

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  6. List the antigens and antibodies of 'A' blood group and 'o' blood grou...

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  7. Mention the types of antigen and antibody present in different blood g...

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  8. Mention the possible blood groups of the progeny whose mother is heter...

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  9. Differentiate homozygous individual from heterozygous individual.

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  10. Differentiate between dominance and recessive genes.

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  11. Mention one difference between monohybrid and dihybrid cross.

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  12. Two heterozygous parents are crossed. If the two loci are linked what ...

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  13. A progeny of F1 is crossed with the homozygous recessive parent. What ...

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  14. In order to obtain the F1 generation, Mendel pollinated a true-breedin...

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  15. A, B,D are three independently assorting genes with their recessive al...

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  16. What is polygenic inheritance? Give an example

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  18. Explain the following terms with examples: (a) Co-dominance (b) Incomp...

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  19. What is DNA polymorphism? Mention its siguificance.

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  20. If you are given a tall pea plant, how would you find out its genotype...

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