Explore topic-wise MCQs in Cytogenetics.

This section includes 16 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Cytogenetics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Mendel did not give ______________

A. Concept of genes
B. Concept of inheritance
C. Concept of dominance
D. Concept of chromosomes
Answer» E.
2.

Which of the following was not a cause for Mendel’s lack of instant popularity?

A. Darwin’s theory of Natural selection
B. His experimental model being rare
C. His ideas of using statistics being beyond his time
D. His article was published in less known journal
Answer» C. His ideas of using statistics being beyond his time
3.

It is confirmed that phenotype of short pea plant height will be expressed only when______________

A. Both the parents are tall
B. One parent is tall and other short
C. The seeds are generated by selling
D. Both parents are short
Answer» E.
4.

Which of Mendel’s law is against the theory of Blending inheritance?

A. Law of segregation
B. Law of dominance
C. Law of recessive
D. Law of independent assortment
Answer» B. Law of dominance
5.

Which of Mendel’s laws will be violated by linkage?

A. Panspermia
B. Diminance
C. Segregation
D. Independent assortment
Answer» E.
6.

Choose the odd one out – Green pod, Yellow seed, Purple flower, Terminal flower.

A. Green pod
B. Yellow seed
C. Purple flower
D. Terminal flower
Answer» E.
7.

WHICH_OF_THE_FOLLOWING_WAS_NOT_A_CAUSE_FOR_MENDEL‚ÄÖ√Ñ√∂‚ÀÖ√Ë‚ÀÖ¬•S_LACK_OF_INSTANT_POPULARITY??$#

A. Darwin’s theory of Natural selection
B. His experimental model being rare
C. His ideas of using statistics being beyond his time
D. His article was published in less known journal
Answer» C. His ideas of using statistics being beyond his time
8.

Mendel_did_not_give_______________$

A. Concept of genes
B. Concept of inheritance
C. Concept of dominance
D. Concept of chromosomes
Answer» E.
9.

It is confirmed that phenotype of short pea plant height will be expressed only when_____________?

A. Both the parents are tall
B. One parent is tall and other short
C. The seeds are generated by selling
D. Both parents are short
Answer» E.
10.

Considering the concept of Multiple alleles, one organism can have _____ alleles.

A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
Answer» C. Three
11.

Which of Mendel’s law is against the theory of Blending inheritance?$

A. Law of segregation
B. Law of dominance
C. Law of recessive
D. Law of independent assortment
Answer» B. Law of dominance
12.

Which of Mendel’s laws will be violated by linkage?$

A. Panspermia
B. Diminance
C. Segregation
D. Independent assortment
Answer» E.
13.

Which of the following two traits is characteristic of a single gene?

A. Seed colour and shape
B. Flower colour and position
C. Colour of flower and seed coat
D. Height and colour of seed
Answer» D. Height and colour of seed
14.

Choose the odd one out – Green pod, Yellow seed, Purple flower, Terminal flower.$

A. Green pod
B. Yellow seed
C. Purple flower
D. Terminal flower
Answer» E.
15.

Which of the following relationship was not studies by Mendel?

A. Flower colour and seed colour
B. Height and seed colour
C. Flower colour and shape of pollen grain
D. Height and seed coat colour
Answer» D. Height and seed coat colour
16.

Mendel used ____________ for his experiments.

A. Pisum sativum
B. Pisum album
C. Oryza sativa
D. Oryza Orientalis
Answer» B. Pisum album