Fundamentals of Genetics

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


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