It is unfortunate that in our society women are blamed for producing female children and have been ostracised and ill-treated because:

1. The sex is determined by the type of sperm fertilizing the egg
2. The sex is determined by the type of egg fertilizing the sperm
3. The sex is determined by the hormones produced by the fetus
4. The sex is determined by God’s Will

Subtopic:  Sex Determination | Sex Determination: Further Considerations |
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The units of inheritance according to Mendel were ‘factors’. Today these factors are known as:

1. Gametes 2. DNA
3. Genes 4. RNA
Subtopic:  Monohybrid Cross: Further Understanding |
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In the case of co-dominance, the F1 generation resembles:

1. Dominant parent 2. Recessive parent
3. Both the parents 4. None of the parents
Subtopic:  Dominance Deviation from Mendel: 1 |
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The point mutation in sickle cell anaemia leads to a change in the codon. Identify the correct change:

1. UGA to UAA 2. GUG to GAG
3. GAG to GUG 4. UAA to UGA
Subtopic:  Mendelian Disorders: Sickle Cell Anemia |
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Genes that code for a pair of contrasting traits or slightly different forms of the same gene are known as:

1. Alleles 2. Loci
3. Cistrons 4. Introns
Subtopic:  Monohybrid Cross: Further Understanding |
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The two alleles of a gene pair are located on:

1. The same chromosome.
2. Different chromosomes.
3. Homologous sites on homologous chromosomes.
4. Homologous sites on heterologous chromosomes.
Subtopic:  Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance: Introduction |
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Morgan, in his experiment on fruit flies, found that the genes white and yellow were very tightly linked and showed:

1.50 % recombination2.37.2 % recombination
3.12.5 % recombination4.1.3 % recombination

Subtopic:  Recombination & Gene Mapping |
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What is the mode of inheritance of phenylketonuria?

1.Autosomal recessive2.Autosomal dominant
3.Sex linked recessive4.Sex linked dominant

Subtopic:  Mendelian Disorders |
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Which of the following is not a feature of Down’s Syndrome?

1. It is caused by a non-disjunction in an autosome.
2. The affected individual has a trisomy of chromosome 21.
3. The affected individual has a characteristic simian palmar crease.
4. The mental development of the affected individual is normal.
Subtopic:  Non - Disjunction & Aneuploidy |
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Pedigree analysis is used for genetic analysis in humans rather than conventional genetic methods because:

I: Choice matings are not possible.
II: The number of progeny is limited. 

Of the two statements:

1. Only I is correct 2. Only II is correct
3. Both I and II are correct 4. Both I and II are incorrect
Subtopic:  Pedigree Analysis: Basics | Pedigree Analysis: Problem Solving | Pedigree Analysis: More Examples |
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