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Down’s syndrome is associated with

A. Trisomy of 21st chromosome

B. Mental retardation

C. Furrowed tongue

D. Congenital heart disease

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Important Questions on Principles of Inheritance and Variation

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The following family tree traces the occurrence of a rare genetic disease. The filled symbols signify the individuals with the disease, whereas the open symbols signify healthy individuals.

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Based on this information, the disease is most likely to be:

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A colour-blind girl is rare because she will be born only when:
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The law based on the fact that the alleles do not show blending also proposes that:

(a) A gamete receives only one of the two factors.

(b) Both the characters are recovered as such in F2-generation.

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In a family, father has a blood group 'A' and mother has a blood group 'B'. Their children show 50% probability for a blood group 'AB' idicating that -
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Heterozygous tall and red flowered pea plants were selfed and total 2000 seeds are collected. What is the total number of seeds for both heterozygous traits?
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The example of the trait that is controlled by many genes in human beings is:
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In the F2 generation, a phenotypic ratio of 1:1:1:1 exhibits:
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If both parents are carriers for thalassaemia, which is an autosomal recessive disorder, what are the chances of pregnancy resulting in an affected child?