Saturday, November 30, 2013

GENETIC BASIS OF INHERITANCE -NEET BIOLOGY MCQ



1.          If the linkage was known at time of Mendel, then which of the following low Mendel was unable to explain?
a) Law of dominance                          b) Law of independent assortment
c) Law of segregation                          d) Law of purity of gametes
2.          When chromosome sets are present in multiple of ‘n’ the condition is called
                a) polyploidy                  b) aneuploidy                        c) Euploidy                                 d) Diploidy
3.          Transformation experiments using pneumoccocus bacteria led to the hypothesis that
a)       RNA is the transfer link between DNA and protein synthesis
b)       Chromosomes are made up of DNA
c)       DNA is genetic substance
d)       Bacteria has sexual reproduction
4.          The type of RNA specifically responsible for directing the proper sequence of amino acids in protein sythesis is
                a) Ribosomal RNA              b) messenger RNA               c) chromosomal RNA             d) None
5.          Through which enzyme can RNA give rise to DNA
                a) Restriction enzyme                         b) DNA polymerase
                c) RNA polymerase                             d) Reverse ranscriptase
6.          Study of improvement of human race by providing ideal ‘nature’ is called
                a) eugenics              b) euphenics           c) euthenics          d) genetics              e) None of these
7.          If a haemophilic man marries a woman carrier for haemophilia, what would be the possibility that their daughter would be haemophilic?
                a) 100%                 b) 75%                   c) 50%                   d) 0%                     e) None of these
8.          Normally all genes occur in pairs occupying position on the X chromosome and not in Y chromosome. This indicates that
a)       X chromosome is large than ‘X’ chromosome
b)       Entire set gene on X is different from those on Y chromosome
c)       X chromosome is larger Y chromosome
d)       X chromosome is dominating with Y chromosome
e)       None of these
9.          In human beings sex is determined
a)       Before fertilization sex is determined
b)       During 6th week of foetal life when androgen are produced
c)       At the time of fertilization of ovum
d)       During 7th and 8th week of foetal life when gonads differentiates into testis and ovary
e)       None of these
10.      Genetic engineering means
                a) manipulation of genes                     b) manipulation of cell contents
                c) manipulation of maculaadherens    d) formation of test tube baby                  e) None
11.      A haploid set of all the genes present in a gamete is called
                a) genotype             b) phenotype        c) genone                    d) Linkage group      e) None
12.      HbA and HbS alleles of normal and Sickle celled RBC are
                a) Dominant-recessive alleles     b) Polygenic alleles         c) Codominant alleles
                d) Multiple alleles               e) None
13.      RNA polymerase which is on the promoter, moves to the structural genes to transcribe them. However it happens when
                a) there is no repressor on the operator            b) there is repressor on the operator
                c) Inducer binds to structural genes                 d) RNA polymerase shifts first to regulator gene
              e) Regular gene induces promoter
14.      Haploid chromosome number is 10. What is number in a monosomic
                a) 19                           b) 18                   c) 20                         d) 22                          e) 11
15.      Which chromosomes is found in male Grasshopper
                a) XY                        b) X                                c) XO                            d) XY                         e) XX
16.      Colchicine inhibits
                a) Meetaphase                      b) Anaphae            c) Interphase                        d) Spindle formation
                e) Any of these
17.      How many types of gametes you expect from the genotype Aa Bb
                a) 4                         b) 8                         c) 16                       d) 32                       e) 64
18.      ‘Gametes are never hybrid’. It is a statement of law of
                a) dominance                                        b) segregation                       c) independent assortment
d) random fertilization       e) none of the above
19.      Certain genetic elements that regularly ‘jump’ to new locations, often inactivating the gene into which they become inserted, are called
                a) Heterochromatin                             b) Episomes                          c) Overlapping genes         
d) Transposons                     e) Cistron
20.      Point mutation is a change which involves
                a) loss of a gene                         b) addition of a gene                     c) change in a base of a gene
                d) deletion of a segment of gene                 e) all of these
21.      In split genes, the coding sequences are called
                a) Cistrons                b) Opeerons               c) Exons                d) Introns                    e) None
22.      Starting and stopping codons are respectively;
a) UCA and UAA           b) AUG and UGA                    c) GUA and AAA
d) GUG and AUG          e) UUU and AUU
23.      Anticodon is found in;
a) mRNA                   b) rRNA                      c) DNA                       d) tRNA                  e) cDNA
24.      Plasmids are suitable vectors for genetic cloning as;
a)       They are indispensable
b)       They are self replicating units
c)       They are essential for bacterial reproduction
d)       They are essential for bacterial nutrition
e)       They are cheaply available
25.      A piece of nucleic acid used to find a gene by forming a hybrid with it is called:
a) vector     b) probe             c) retrovirus           d) restriction sequence          e) non of these
26.      A set of bacterial clones, each containing a plasmid or phage is called;
a) gene pool            b) genome       c) gene library      d) genophore              e) codone 
27.      ABO blood grouping in humans is an example of
                a) Polygenic inheritance             b) Pleiotropic gene                c) Complementary gene
                d) Multifactor inheritance         e) Multiple alleles
28.      A mixture of heat killed NL-cells (dead cells) and live L-cells injected into mic NL-type cells are pathogenic, develop a disease and kill the animals, on the other hand L-type cells are non pathogenic. The expected result could be
                a) Mice develop disease and die
                b) Mice die without developing disease
                c) Mice do not develop disease and also do not die
                d) 50% mice develop disease and die
                e) All mice remain healthy but loose vision
29.      Genes do not occur in pair in
                a) Zygote               b) Somatic cell         c) Endosperm cells            d) Gametes               e) None

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