Deviation From Mendelian Genetics

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Deviation From Mendelian Genetics: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Epistasis, Incomplete Dominance, Polygenic Inheritance, Pleiotropy, Polyploidy, Codominance, Cytoplasmic Inheritance, Lethal Genes, Dominant Epistasis, Recessive Epistasis, Multiple Allelism and, Complementary Genes

Important Questions on Deviation From Mendelian Genetics

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The fundamental cause of the sickle-cell disease is a change in the structure of:

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A plant of Antirrhinum majus with red flowers was crossed with another plant of the same species with white flowers. The plants of the F1 generation bore pink flowers. The pattern of inheritance is exhibiting:

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A woman with blood group O married a man with AB group. The possible genotype of their progeny would be:

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A plant of Antirrhinum majus with red flowers was crossed with another plant of the same species with white flowers. The plants of the F1 generation bore pink flowers. The pattern of inheritance is exhibiting:

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A child of blood group O cannot have parents of blood groups

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The genotype of B-group father of an O-group child is:

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When one gene controls two or more different characters simultaneously, the phenomenon is called

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Gene which suppresses other gene’s activity but does not lie on the same locus is called as

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Which one of the following pairs of features is an excellent example of polygenic inheritance?

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Grain colour in wheat is determined by three pairs of polygene. Following the cross AABBCC (dark colour) and aabbcc (light colour), in F 2 generation, what proportion of the progeny is likely to resemble either parent?

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Which kind of inheritance is shown by human blood group?

(i) Incomplete dominance

(ii) Co-dominance

(iii) Multiple allele

(iv) Pleiotropy

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The phenotype of one parent for skin colour is AABBCC and other parent is aabbcc. What will be the skin colour and genotype for their progeny?

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Which characteristic feature of the dog flower plant shows incomplete dominance?

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Which phenomenon is nullified by the Law of segregation?

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A baby of blood group A cannot belong to parents of blood group:

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Children of a father with 'O' blood group and mother of AB blood group could have blood group:

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Three children of a family have A,O and B blood-groups. The genotypes of the parent’s blood groups could be:

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Which of the following is an example of incomplete dominance?