Explore topic-wise MCQs in Life Sciences.

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1.

Name the effect which shows the change in expression of alleles of the gene due to a specific environmental condition.

A. Pleiotropy
B. Linkage
C. Phenocopy
D. Penetrance
Answer» D. Penetrance
2.

What is psudoallele?

A. Allele with similar function
B. Allele with similar structure
C. Alleles with similar function and structure
D. Alleles with similar function and different structure
Answer» E.
3.

Which of the following does not show Mendel’s law of inheritance?

A. Masking gene interaction
B. Epistasis
C. Supplementary gene interaction
D. Codominance
Answer» E.
4.

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A. Allele with similar function
B. Allele with similar structure
C. Alleles with similar function and structure
D. Alleles with similar function and different structure
Answer» E.
5.

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A. Pleiotropy
B. Linkage
C. Phenocopy
D. Penetrance
Answer» D. Penetrance
6.

Name the phenomenon where two genes have the same expression of the character?

A. Pleiotropy
B. Phenocopy
C. Penetrance
D. Expressivity
Answer» B. Phenocopy
7.

Choose the correct ratio, which shows the masking gene interaction?

A. 12:3:1
B. 9:3:4
C. 1:2:1
D. 9:7
Answer» B. 9:3:4
8.

Which of the following is NOT the type of epistasis?

A. Dominant
B. Recessive
C. Collabrative
D. Supplementary
Answer» D. Supplementary
9.

What is epistasis?

A. Type of linkage
B. Masking or modifying gene effect
C. Upper portion of a chromosome
D. Group of genes
Answer» C. Upper portion of a chromosome
10.

Crossing of two white flowers gives a colored flower, this shows complementary gene interaction.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
11.

Which of the following does not show Mendel’s law of inheritance?$

A. Masking gene interaction
B. Epistasis
C. Supplementary gene interaction
D. Codominance
Answer» E.
12.

Which of the following ratio shows complementary gene interaction?

A. 9:7
B. 15:1
C. 1:2:1
D. 9:3:3:1
Answer» B. 15:1
13.

The Phenomenon of two or more than two genes affecting the expression of each other is called ___________

A. Crossing over
B. Pairing
C. Gene interaction
D. Linkage
Answer» D. Linkage