Fundamentals of Genetics

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1. Which term represents a pair of contrasting characters?
2. A cross was made between tall and dwarf plants. In F1 generation, all plants were tall, when the F1 plants were self pollinated, the tall and dwarf plants appeared in 3:1 ratio in F2 generation. This phenomenon is known as
3. What is the effect of sexual reproduction?
4. An exception to Mendel's law is
5. Mendel's findings were rediscovered by
6. Which one of the following is a phenotypic monohybrid ratio in F2 generation?
7. The alternative form of a gene is
8. The crossing of F1 to any of the parent is known as
9. Which of the following is true about the "Law of Segregation"?
10. DNA structure was discovered by
11. Who among the following is called the father of Genetics?
12. The 9:3:3:1 dihybrid ratio is due to
13. The geometrical device that helps to find out all the possible combinations of male and female gametes is known as
14. Genetics is a branch of Biology dealing with
15. The smallest unit of genetic material which produces a phenotypic effect on mutation is
16. Chromosomal aberrations are caused by
17. When two individuals differing in atleast one character are crossed, the process is known as
18. When an individual has both the genes of a contrasting character, it is said to be
19. Pea plants were used in Mendel's experiments because
20. The genotypic ratio of a monohybrid cross is


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