A man and a woman, who do not show any apparent signs of a certain inherited disease, have seven children (2 daughters and 5 sons). Three of the sons suffer from the given disease but none of the daughters are affected. Which of the following mode of inheritance might be the reason for this disease?

1. Sex-limited recessive 2. Autosomal dominant
3. Sex-linked recessive 4. Sex-linked dominant

Subtopic:  Sex Linked Recessive Inheritance |
 81%
Level 1: 80%+
AIPMT - 2005
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Genes for cytoplasmic male sterility in plants are generally located in:

1. Nuclear genome

2. Chloroplast genome

3. Cytosol

4. Mitochondrial genome

Subtopic:  Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance: Further Considerations |
Level 3: 35%-60%
AIPMT - 2005
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If Mendel might have studied 7 pairs of characters in a plant with 12 chromosomes instead of 14 then:

1. He could not discover an independent assortment
2. He might have discovered linkage
3. He might have discovered crossing over
4. He might have not observed dominance
Subtopic:  Introduction to Genetics: 2 |
Level 3: 35%-60%
AIPMT - 1998
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AA Bb Cc genotypes form how many types of gametes?
1.  4
2.  8
3.  2
4.  6

Subtopic:  Introduction to Genetics: 2 |
 70%
Level 2: 60%+
AIPMT - 1998

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If a female having gene for haemophilia and colour-blindness on one X-chromosome marries a normal male, then what are the chances in their offspring?
1. 50% sons diseased and 50% normal
2. All normal offspring
3. 100% daughters are carrier
4. 100% sons diseased

Subtopic:  Mendelian Disorders |
 77%
Level 2: 60%+
AIPMT - 1998
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First child of a normal male and female is albino, what are the chances of second child being albino:
1.  25%
2.  50%
3.  75%
4.  100%

Subtopic:  Mendelian Disorders |
Level 3: 35%-60%
AIPMT - 1998
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Point mutation is induced by:
1. Adenine
2.  Guanine
3.  3-cytosine
4.  5-bromouracil

Subtopic:  Mutation |
Level 4: Below 35%
AIPMT - 1998
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Reason for trisomy in Down's syndrome is:
1.  Non-disjunction during sperm formation
2.  Non-disjunction during egg formation
3.  Non-disjunction at the time of egg or sperm formation
4.  Addition of one extra chromosome during mitosis

Subtopic:  Non - Disjunction & Aneuploidy |
Level 3: 35%-60%
AIPMT - 1998
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Multivalent chromosome is formed by:
1.  Inversion
2.  Deletion
3.  Reciprocal translocation
4.  Point mutation

Subtopic:  Mutation |
 61%
Level 2: 60%+
AIPMT - 1998
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A normal leaf cell has how many genomes?
1.   1
2.   2
3.   3
4.   4

Subtopic:  Introduction to Genetics: 1 |
 60%
Level 2: 60%+
AIPMT - 1998
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