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Mendel said that the characteristics or traits of organisms are carried from one generation to the next by internal factors which occur in pairs. What is the modern name for these factors?

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Important Questions on Heredity and Evolution

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Science for Tenth Class Part - 3 Biology>Chapter 4 - Heredity and Evolution>Very Short Answer Type Questions>Q 6
Some plants occur in one of the two sizes: tall or dwarf. This characteristic is controlled by one pair of genes. Tallness is dominant to dwarfness. Choose suitable letters for this gene pair?
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Science for Tenth Class Part - 3 Biology>Chapter 4 - Heredity and Evolution>Very Short Answer Type Questions>Q 7
What is the scientific term other than the sex chromosomes for XY and XX chromosomes? (Allosomes/ Heterosomes)
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Science for Tenth Class Part - 3 Biology>Chapter 4 - Heredity and Evolution>Very Short Answer Type Questions>Q 8
Which of the two, sperm or ovum, decides the sex of the child?
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Science for Tenth Class Part - 3 Biology>Chapter 4 - Heredity and Evolution>Very Short Answer Type Questions>Q 9
The sex of an infant is not a case of inheritance of characteristics.
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Science for Tenth Class Part - 3 Biology>Chapter 4 - Heredity and Evolution>Very Short Answer Type Questions>Q 10
A newborn child has an XY pair of chromosomes. Will it be a baby boy or a baby girl?
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Science for Tenth Class Part - 3 Biology>Chapter 4 - Heredity and Evolution>Very Short Answer Type Questions>Q 11
Which of the following combinations of sex chromosomes produce a male child, XX or XY?
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Science for Tenth Class Part - 3 Biology>Chapter 4 - Heredity and Evolution>Very Short Answer Type Questions>Q 12
Name the first scientist who studied the inheritance of traits from one generation to the next. (Gregor Johann Mendel/Charles Darwin)
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Science for Tenth Class Part - 3 Biology>Chapter 4 - Heredity and Evolution>Very Short Answer Type Questions>Q 13
Write the common name of plants was used by Mendel for conducting his experiments on inheritance? (Pea/ Bean)