Explore topic-wise MCQs in Cytogenetics.

This section includes 13 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Cytogenetics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

In an experiment with drosophila eye colour purple/red and wing shape normal/vestigial you observe that offspring mainly have either purple vestigial trait or red normal trait. What is the expected parental trait?

A. Purple long and Red long
B. Red Vestigial and purple long
C. Red vestigial and purple vestigial
D. Purple vestigial and red vestigial
Answer» E.
2.

What will be the dyhybrid ratio for a cross between HH TT with hh tt?

A. 1:2:1
B. 9:3:3:1
C. All same
D. 3:1
Answer» D. 3:1
3.

In an organism you observe that phenotypes of the progeny are as – 315 H/H R/R, 108 H/-r/r, 101 h/h R/-, 32 h/h r/r. This shows_____

A. Linkage
B. Lethal alleles
C. Epistasis
D. Normal ratio
Answer» E.
4.

If you include more number of genes in the cross, a branched diagram will be easier to find progeny phenotype.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
5.

WHAT_WILL_BE_THE_DYHYBRID_RATIO_FOR_A_CROSS_BETWEEN_HH_TT_WITH_HH_TT??$

A. 1:2:1
B. 9:3:3:1
C. All same
D. 3:1
Answer» D. 3:1
6.

In an experiment with drosophila eye colour purple/red and wing shape normal/vestigial you observe that offspring mainly have either purple vestigial trait or red normal trait. What is the expected parental trait?$

A. Purple long and Red long
B. Red Vestigial and purple long
C. Red vestigial and purple vestigial
D. Purple vestigial and red vestigial
Answer» E.
7.

By crossing homozygous short purple flowering parent with a heterozygous tall purple flowering parent you get 41 tall progeny. What will be the expected number of short progenies?

A. 12
B. 42
C. 60
D. 80
Answer» C. 60
8.

In an organism you observe that phenotypes of the progeny are as – 315 H/H R/R, 108 H/-r/r, 101 h/h R/-, 32 h/h r/r. This shows_____$

A. Linkage
B. Lethal alleles
C. Epistasis
D. Normal ratio
Answer» E.
9.

If you have an organism with the genotype Pp HH rr Ww this can be used as a parent in test cross for________

A. H locus
B. R locus
C. W locus
D. P locus
Answer» C. W locus
10.

Considering a dihybrid cross, what is the probability of the progeny being heterozygous at both the alleles?

A. 1/16
B. 4/16
C. 7/16
D. 9/16
Answer» C. 7/16
11.

If you cross homozygous recessive short plant with heterozygous purple flower to heterozygous tall plant with heterozygous purple flower, what will be the expected phenotypic ratio?

A. 9:3:3:1
B. 4:4:2:2
C. 3:1:3:1
D. 1:2:1:2:4:2:1:2:1
Answer» D. 1:2:1:2:4:2:1:2:1
12.

Which of the following will be pure breeding for only one character?

A. Hh Rr
B. HH Rr
C. HH RR
D. hh rr
Answer» C. HH RR
13.

The expected phenotypic ratio obtained by crossing the F1 generation in dihybrid cross would be?

A. 3:1
B. 1:2:1
C. 9:3:3:1
D. 1:2:1:2:4:2:1:2:1
Answer» D. 1:2:1:2:4:2:1:2:1