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This section includes 15 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Cytogenetics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
The intersex is produced by ________________ |
A. | Fusion of a male and female zygote |
B. | Loss of X chromosome from some cells |
C. | Loss of Y chromosomes from some cells |
D. | Gain of X or Y chromosome due to non-disjunction |
Answer» D. Gain of X or Y chromosome due to non-disjunction | |
2. |
A female with AA+ XXX can only result from female parental non-disjunction. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
3. |
A person with a genetic composition AA+XYY composition. The non-disjunction is in the __________ parent and in _____________ meiotic division. |
A. | Male, 1st |
B. | Male, 2nd |
C. | Female, 1st |
D. | Female, 2nd |
Answer» C. Female, 1st | |
4. |
Klinefelter syndrome results due to ____________ |
A. | Non-disjunction in the male gamete |
B. | Non-disjunction in the female gamete |
C. | Gradual loss of chromosome |
D. | Non-disjunction in any of the gametes |
Answer» E. | |
5. |
A_PERSON_WITH_A_GENETIC_COMPOSITION_AA+XYY_COMPOSITION._THE_NON-DISJUNCTION_IS_IN_THE____________PARENT_AND_IN_______________MEIOTIC_DIVISION.?$ |
A. | Male, 1st |
B. | Male, 2nd |
C. | Female, 1st |
D. | Female, 2nd |
Answer» C. Female, 1st | |
6. |
The intersex is produced by ________________$ |
A. | Fusion of a male and female zygote |
B. | Loss of X chromosome from some cells |
C. | Loss of Y chromosomes from some cells |
D. | Gain of X or Y chromosome due to non-disjunction |
Answer» D. Gain of X or Y chromosome due to non-disjunction | |
7. |
A female with AA+ XXX can only result from female parental non-disjunction.$ |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
8. |
Klinefelter syndrome results due to ___________? |
A. | Non-disjunction in the male gamete |
B. | Non-disjunction in the female gamete |
C. | Gradual loss of chromosome |
D. | Non-disjunction in any of the gametes |
Answer» E. | |
9. |
Which of the following is wrong for sex chromosome? |
A. | X chromosome is larger than Y |
B. | Female human are homozygous |
C. | Y chromosome carries TDF |
D. | All genes present on Y chromosome are unique to it |
Answer» E. | |
10. |
In an experiment, you add the short arm of Y chromosome to a cell line with composition AA+ XX. What will you see? |
A. | The cell rejects the Y chromosome |
B. | The cell develop female character |
C. | The cell develop male character |
D. | The cell develop neuter gender character |
Answer» D. The cell develop neuter gender character | |
11. |
The gene for sex determination in mammals is _________ and it is located in ___________ |
A. | MAT, Y |
B. | SRY, Y |
C. | MAT, X |
D. | SRY, X |
Answer» C. MAT, X | |
12. |
Human being with genetic combination AA+ XXX will be non-viable like Drosophila with the same combination. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
13. |
In mammals which of the following will be a Turner? |
A. | AA + XXY |
B. | AA+ XYY |
C. | AA + XO/ XY |
D. | AA+ XO |
Answer» E. | |
14. |
In Drosophila an organism with the genetic composition AA+XXY will be a normal female. What will be the case for mammal? |
A. | Normal female |
B. | Normal male |
C. | Klinefelter |
D. | Turner |
Answer» D. Turner | |
15. |
Mammals have _______________ type of sex determination. |
A. | XX/ XY |
B. | XX/ XO |
C. | ZZ/ ZY |
D. | Genic |
Answer» B. XX/ XO | |