
Interaction between two alleles which are present on the same gene locus of two homologous chromosomes is called
B) interallelic interaction
both (A) and (B)

Important Questions on Inheritance and Variation
The best example for pleiotropy is:

Choose the correct statements for co-dominance and incomplete dominance respectively from the following.
(i) Codominance
(ii) In complete dominance
(A) generation did not resemble either of the two parents.
(B) In generation new traits other than parents will be expressed.
(C) In generation, the progeny resembles both parents equally.
(D) generation will show a 3:1 ratio.








Human height is a multigenic character. If the heights of all the individuals living in a metropolis are measured and the percentages of the population belonging to a specific heat are plotted as shown below, which of the plots would represent the most realistic distribution?



Match the following
List - I | List - II | ||
(a) | Holandric genes | (i) | Pleiotropy |
(b) | Multiple effects of a single gene | (ii) | Hypertrichosis |
(c) | Skin colour in man | (iii) | Multiple Alleles |
(d) | Blood types | (iv) | Polygenic inheritance |
The correct answer is




Statement (S): The heterozygous individuals for sickle-cell anaemia express disease phenotype and also carriers of the disease.
Reason (R): genotype individuals are resistant to severe effects of malaria.
The correct answer is



Column – I | Column – II |
(a) Dominance | (i) Many genes govern a single character |
(b) Codominance | (ii) In a heterozygous organism, only one allele expresses itself |
(c) Pleiotropy | (iii) In a heterozygous organism, both alleles express themselves fully |
(d) Polygenic inheritance | (iv) A single gene influences many characters |

