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1521 How many genotypes are possible for the human ABO blood group gene with alleles Iᴬ, Iᴮ and i? Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
Deviations from Mendelism
Easy
1522 Parents with blood groups A (Iᴬi) and B (Iᴮi) have a child. Which blood groups are possible? Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
Deviations from Mendelism
Medium
1523 Human skin colour shows a continuous range of shades. This is best explained by Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
Deviations from Mendelism
Medium
1524 In snapdragon, what proportion of F₂ plants from a pink × pink cross will breed true? Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
Deviations from Mendelism
Hard
1525 Who provided experimental verification of the chromosomal theory of inheritance using Drosophila? Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
Chromosomal theory and linkage
Easy
1526 Physical association of two or more genes on the same chromosome is called Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
Chromosomal theory and linkage
Easy
1527 Why is Drosophila a good organism for genetic studies? Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
Chromosomal theory and linkage
Medium
1528 Two genes show a recombination frequency of 1.3% while another pair shows 37.2%. What does this indicate? Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
Chromosomal theory and linkage
Medium
1529 In a test cross of a double heterozygote AaBb (A and B on the same chromosome) with aabb, 900 offspring are p… Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
Chromosomal theory and linkage
Hard
1530 In birds, the sex chromosome constitution of the female is Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
Sex determination
Easy
1531 In grasshoppers, the male has the sex chromosome constitution Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
Sex determination
Easy
1532 A male honey bee (drone) has how many chromosomes, and how does it form sperm? Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
Sex determination
Medium
1533 What is the probability that a human couple's third child will be a boy if their first two children are girls? Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
Sex determination
Medium
1534 In which organism does the female determine the sex of the offspring? Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
Sex determination
Hard
1535 Sickle-cell anaemia results from the substitution of which amino acid at the sixth position of the β-globin c… Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
Mutation and genetic disorders
Easy
1536 The karyotype of a person with Turner's syndrome is Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
Mutation and genetic disorders
Easy
1537 A woman with normal vision whose father was colour blind marries a man with normal vision. What percentage of… Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
Mutation and genetic disorders
Medium
1538 Why is thalassaemia described as a quantitative problem while sickle-cell anaemia is a qualitative problem? Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
Mutation and genetic disorders
Medium
1539 In a pedigree, two unaffected parents have an affected daughter. What is the most likely mode of inheritance? Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
Mutation and genetic disorders
Hard
1540 Which scientists proved that DNA is the genetic material using radioactively labelled bacteriophages? Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
Search for the genetic material
Easy