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Why males are called as Heterogamete?

Important Questions on Inheritance and Variation

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In a certain taxon of insects (Example: Cockroach), some have 17 chromosomes and the others have 18 chromosomes. The 17 and 18 chromosomes bearing organisms are _________
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Assertion (A): Amniocentesis is used to detect the chromosomal defects if any, in the developing foetus.
Reason (R): Amniocentesis is a cytological study of the foetal cells for abnormal chromosomes.
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Select the incorrect statement?
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Explain the mechanism of 'sex determination' in birds. How does it differ from that of human beings?
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Define and give the role of amniocentesis.
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Give one reason to justify the statutory ban of amniocentesis.
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Assertion (A): In human beings, the sex of the offspring depends on the type of sperm that fertilizes the ovum
Reason (R): Human males are heterogametic
The correct option among the following is
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Sterile female bees are
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Haplo-diploid insects have diploid females from fertilized eggs but haploid males from unfertilized ones. Such a haploid male with red eyes is crossed with a white-eyed female. Assuming that the red-eye colour mutation is dominant over the white-eye colour, which one of the following statements is true?
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Amniocentesis is a diagnostic procedure to detect
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Explain the sex determination process in humans with the help of ray diagram.

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In the context of Amniocentesis, which of the following statement is incorrect?
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Fill in the blank with the correct option from the bracket.

The genes located in the Y chromosome are called _____. (autosomal gene, mutant gene, holandric gene)

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Which of the following organisms produce sperm without involving meiosis?
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What is amniocentesis? Why does amniocentesis is banned?
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Discuss the role of chromosomes other than the sex-chromosome in the determination of sex.
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What is meant by royal jelly?
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Study the following regarding genic balance theory of sex determination in Drosophila
I. Organism with AAA XXX is fertile triploid female
II. Organism with AAA XXY is fertile triploid male
III. Organism with AAA XX is an intersex
IV. Organism with AA XXY is metafemale
Which of the above are correct?
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From the chromosomal complements given below, identify the one which shows female heterogamety.
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Select the incorrect statement.