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This section includes 16 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Biology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
Which of the following is an incorrect statement with respect to organelle inheritance? |
A. | Iojap inheritance in maize |
B. | Inheritance of poky |
C. | Plastid inheritance in Mirabilis jalapa |
D. | Coiling of shells |
Answer» E. | |
2. |
What is the inheritance of characters by plasmagenes known as? |
A. | Extrafield inheritance |
B. | Maternal inheritance |
C. | Extrachromosomal inheritance |
D. | Maternal inheritance |
Answer» D. Maternal inheritance | |
3. |
Which of the following is the representation of a dominant trait? |
A. | Widow’s peak |
B. | Tongue non-roller’s |
C. | Fused ear lobes |
D. | Tay-Sachs disease |
Answer» B. Tongue non-roller’s | |
4. |
Which of the following is a representation of a recessive trait? |
A. | Achondroplasia |
B. | Blue eyes |
C. | Huntington disease |
D. | Brown eyes |
Answer» C. Huntington disease | |
5. |
Which of the following is not the character of the person suffering from Turner’s syndrome? |
A. | Short stature |
B. | Poor breast development |
C. | Well developed ovaries |
D. | No menstruation |
Answer» D. No menstruation | |
6. |
Which of the following is not the character of a person suffering from Klinefelter’s syndrome? |
A. | Short stature |
B. | Breast development |
C. | Small testes |
D. | Female type pubic hair pattern |
Answer» B. Breast development | |
7. |
There are no loops on the finger-tips of the people suffering from Down’s syndrome. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
8. |
Which of the following is incorrect with respect to Klinefelter’s syndrome? |
A. | The fusion of an abnormal egg with normal sperm |
B. | The fusion of a normal egg with an abnormal sperm |
C. | The fusion of a normal egg with a normal sperm |
D. | An additional copy of X-chromosome |
Answer» D. An additional copy of X-chromosome | |
9. |
What is the genotype of the person suffering from Klinefelter’s syndrome? |
A. | 44+ XXX |
B. | 42+ XXX |
C. | 44+ XXY |
D. | 42+ XXY |
Answer» D. 42+ XXY | |
10. |
Which of the following is not a feature of the tongue of the person suffering from Down’s syndrome? |
A. | Furrowed tongue |
B. | Big tongue |
C. | Wrinkled tongue |
D. | Straight tongue |
Answer» E. | |
11. |
Which of the following is the characteristic feature of Down’s syndrome? |
A. | Congenital heart disease |
B. | Short stature |
C. | Broad palm with palm crease |
D. | Underdeveloped gonads |
Answer» D. Underdeveloped gonads | |
12. |
Only mental development is retarded in the case of Down’s syndrome. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
13. |
Which of the following is not a characteristic feature of Down’s syndrome? |
A. | Very tall |
B. | Small round head |
C. | Furrowed tongue |
D. | Partially open mouth |
Answer» B. Small round head | |
14. |
In which year, Down’s syndrome was described? |
A. | 1866 |
B. | 1986 |
C. | 1898 |
D. | 1968 |
Answer» B. 1986 | |
15. |
On which of the following chromosomal disorders are based on? |
A. | Mutant allele and their defective products |
B. | Imbalance in chromosome number and chromosome arrangement |
C. | Mutant allele and chromosome arrangement |
D. | Mutant allele and imbalance in chromosome number |
Answer» C. Mutant allele and chromosome arrangement | |
16. |
Which of the following is the carrier of genetic information? |
A. | Proteins |
B. | Amino acids |
C. | Carbohydrates |
D. | DNA |
Answer» E. | |