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How many pairs of homologous chromosomes are present in male Drosophila?

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To determine how many pairs of homologous chromosomes are present in male Drosophila, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Understand the Chromosome Composition of Drosophila Drosophila, commonly known as fruit flies, have a specific number of chromosomes. In total, they have 8 chromosomes. ### Step 2: Identify the Types of Chromosomes Among these 8 chromosomes, there are two main types: - **Autosomes**: These are non-sex chromosomes. ...
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  2. Mendel observed two kinds of ratios 3:1 and 1: 2:1 in F2 generations ...

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  4. What do you understand by the term aneuploidy?

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  5. Nondisjunction may lead to a zygote containing XXY sex chromosomes, wh...

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  6. What is meant by chromosomal mutation?

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  7. What are codominant alleles? Give one example.

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  8. How many autosomes are found in a single mature human sperm?

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  10. The map distance in a certain organism between genes A and B is 8 unit...

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  11. Name the mechanism by which new alleles appear in a population.

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  12. Which of the following diseases could be avoided by analysing the pedi...

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  15. Under what circumstances it is possible for a father and a son to suff...

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  16. Give the meaning of the term allele.

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  17. At which particular stage of chromosomes do errors like deletion of ge...

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  18. Why is Drosophila male fly referred to as heterogametic?

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  19. The gene I that controls the ABO blood grouping in human beings has th...

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  20. In the following pedigree chart, state if the trait is autosomal domin...

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