Inheritance (AHL)
Inheritance (AHL): Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Monohybrid Cross, Dihybrid Cross, Variation, Linkage, Polygenic Inheritance, Continuous Variation and, Sex Linked Inheritance in Drosophila
Important Questions on Inheritance (AHL)
What is continuous variation and example?

Two laws of inheritance proposed by Mendel are

When two genes control a single character and have cumulative effect, the ratio is

What are polygenes? Explain with suitable example.


Skin colour is controlled by

Who studied the inheritance of skin colour in negro and white population in USA?

The phenotypic ratio of polygenes representing skin colour in humans is

When red wheat kernel is crossed with white wheat kernel, the probability of getting red darkest plant is

The phenotypic ratio of red and white kernel in generation showing polygenic inheritance is

Who discovered polygenic inheritance?

The additive or cumulative effect is shown by


What are polygenic characters?
