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Why is mendel known as father of genetics?

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Gregor Johnn Mendel is called as father of genetics because he was the first to demonstrate the mechanism of transmission of characters from one generation to the next. He also gave laws of inheritance which laid the foundation of genetics.
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  2. State and explain Mendel's law of independent assortment with the help...

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  3. Describe quantitative inheritance taking skin colour of man as an exam...

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  4. What do you understand and by chromosonal disorder? Explain it with th...

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  5. Explain Mendel’s law of segregation with the help of a monohybrid cros...

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  6. Why did mendel choose garden pea for his experiments?

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  7. How did Mendel make sure that the plants were true breeding?

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  8. What are complementary genes? Give one example. Explain their interact...

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  9. Define crossing over. Explain its types. Also discuss its mechanism.

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  10. Define mutation.

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  11. Describe in detail chromosomal mutations.

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  12. Define pleiotropy.Explain pleiotropy with suitable example.

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  13. What are induced mutations ? Write about physical and chemical mutagen...

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  14. Describe chemical and physical mutagens to bring about mutations.

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  15. Define gene mutation

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  16. Explain in detail about the types of gene mutations.

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  17. Give two reasons why Mendel chose garden pea for his experiments? Give...

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  18. List any four symptoms of Down's syndrome. What is the basis of this d...

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