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SANKALP BHARAT
Principles of Inheritance and Variation (Saksham) Extra DPP-02

1. A correct dihybrid condition is- 8. How many different kinds of gametes will be
(1) tr Rr (2) TtRr produced by a plant having the genotype
(3) tt ry (4) TtRt AABbCCDd?
(1) Three (2) Four
2. In a cross between AaBb x aabb, the ratio of F2 (3) Nine (4) Two
genotypes between AaBb, aaBb, Aabb, and aaBb
would be 9. In Mendel’s experiments with garden pea, round
(1) 9:3:3:1 (2) 2:1:1:2 seed shape (RR) was dominant over wrinkled seeds
(3) 1:1:1:1 (4) 7:5:3:1 (rr), yellow cotyledon (YY) was dominant over
green cotyledon (yy), what are the expected number
of plant with genotype RrYY in the F2 generation of
3. A cross between pure tall pea plant with green pods
the cross RRYY x rryy?
and dwarf pea plant with yellow pods will
(1) two
produce .................. number of dwarf plants in F2
out of 16 (2) four
(1) 9 (2) 3 (3) two out of sixteen
(3) 4 (4) 1 (4) four out of sixteen

4. In dihybrid cross between AABB x aabb, In F2 10. The offspring of AAbb x aaBB is crossed with aabb
generation progeny with genotype AABB, AABb, The genotypic ratio of progeny will be
Aabb and AaBb occurs in the ratio of-: (1) 9:3:3:1
(1) 1:1:1:1 (2) 9:3:3:1 (2) 1:2:1
(3) 1:2:2:1 (4) 1:2:2:4 (3) 1:1:1:1
(4) 4:1
5. Which is not dominant trait in Drosophila –
(1) Red eye (2) Yellow body 11. Upon selfing of hybrid yellow round seeded pea
(3) Brown body (4) Normal wing plants, the phenotypes of next generation would be
(1) 15:1 (2) 9:7
6. In a plant, red fruit (R) is dominant over yellow fruit (3) 12:3:1 (4) 9:3:3:1
(r) and tallness (T) is dominant over shortness (t). If
a plant with RRTt genotype is crossed with a plant 12. Number of genotypes produced when two
that is rrtt individuals of same genotype ‘YyRrTt’ are crossed
(1) 25% will be tall with red fruit with each other
(2) 50% will be tall with red fruit (1) 4 (2) 45
(3) 75% will be tall with red fruit (3) 28 (4) 27
(4) All of the offsprings will be tall with red fruit
13. Mendel’s law of segregation is applicable to
7. In order to find out the different types of gametes
(1) Dihybrid cross only
produced by a pea plant having the genotype AaBb,
it should be crossed to a plant with the genotype (2) Both dihybrid and monohybrid crosses
(1) aaBB (2) AaBb (3) Monohybrid cross only
(3) AABB (4) aabb (4) Dihybrid but not monohybrid cross
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14. Tall plants with round seeds (TTRr) is crossed with 22. Mendel’s Law of dominance explains-
dwarf plants having wrinkled seed (ttrr) then (1) Expression of only one of the parental
probability of round seed is characters in monohybrid cross in the F1
(1) 25 % (2) 50 % (2) Expression of both parental character in F2
(3) 16 % (4) 100 % (3) Proportion of 3:1 obtained at the F2 generation
(4) All of the above
15. A plant of genotype AABbCC is selfed. Phenotypic
ratio of F2 generation would be 23. In a test cross of dominant phenotype pea plant
(1) 1:1 (2) 9:3:3:1 having violet colour flower with recessive parent
(3) 3:1 (4) 27:9:9:9:3:3:3:1 result in violet and white flower, than genotype for
test cross is-
16. T and t are (1) Ww x Ww
(1) Two allele of same locus (2) Tt x tt
(2) Two allele of same character (3) Ww x ww
(3) Two gene (4) WW x ww
(4) All of the above
24. Punnett square is a graphical representation to
17. Heterozygous tall (Tt) is crossed with homozygous calculate the probability of all possible ............. of
tall (TT). Percentage of heterozygous tall in the the .................. in the genetic cross-
progeny would be (1) phenotype, parents
(1) 25% (2) 50% (2) genotype, parents
(3) 75% (4) 100% (3) gametes, progeny
(4) genotype, offspring
18. If eight gamete types are formed by
individual/heterozygous for all loci, then how many 25. Number of pink colour flower obtained by crossing
gene loci are present Rr × Rr in a population of 400 in snapdragon
(1) 2 (2) 4 species will be
(3) 3 (4) 16 (1) 300
(2) 200
19. How many types of gametes will be produced by (3) 100
individuals of AaBb genotypes if two genes A and B (4) zero
are linked?
(1) Two (2) Four 26. Identify the wrong statement about Co-dominance
(3) Six (4) Two (1) Both alleles belong to same gene loci
(2) Both alleles are dominant
20. AaBbCc genotype form 4 type of different gamete
(3) ABO blood group is an example
this means –
(1) Two genes are linked (4) Sickle cell anaemia carrier individual is an
(2) All three linked example
(3) Always form 8 gametes
(4) No linkage occur 27. Pleiotropy means
(1) Many genes produce only one effect
21. A brown eyed couple has a blue eyed child, the trait (2) A single gene may produce more than one
of brown eye (B) is dominant over blue eye (b), effect
what is genotype of the couple (3) One gene may produce many gene products
(1) Bb x Bb (2) BB x BB (4) All of the above
(3) BBxBb (4) BBxbb
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28. Select the list of items of Column I with Column II 32. Select the list of items of Column I with Column II
and select the correct option from the codes given and select the correct option from the codes given
below: below:
Column I Column II Column I Column II
A Co-dominance i Starch synthesis A Mendelian i 9:3:4
gene Dihybrid ratio
B Polygenes ii AB Blood group B Recessive epistatis ii 9:3:3:1
(multiple genes) in C Dominant epistatis iii 12 : 3 : 1
humans
(1) A-ii, B-i, C-iii
C Pleiotropy iii Skin colour in (2) A-ii, B-iii, C-i
humans
(3) A-iii, B-ii, C-i
(4) A-i, B-iii, C-ii
(1) A-ii, B-i, C-iii
(2) A-ii, B-iii, C-i 33. Distance between w and m gene present on X-
(3) A-iii, B-ii, C-i chromosome in Drosophila is –
(4) A-i, B-iii, C-ii (1) 37.2 centimorgan
(2) 62.8 centimorgan
29. Read the following statements and mark the right (3) Proportional to Recombinant
option (4) Both 1 and 3
A. In test cross phenotypic and genotypic ratios
are same
34. The offspring of AAbb x aaBB is crossed with aabb.
B. In incomplete dominance phenotypic and The genotypic ratio of progeny will be
genotypic ratios are same
(1) 9:3:3:1
C. Law of independent assortment is applicable to
(2) 1:2:1
both monohybrid and dihybrid cross
(3) 1:1:1:1
(1) Only A and B are correct
(4) 4:1
(2) Only B and C are correct
(3) Only A and C are correct
35. In Drosophila, cross between Brown body red eye
(4) All A, B and C are correct
heterozygous female with Yellow body white eye
male produce –
30. In bisexual plant with genotype RrYy the percentage (1) All progeny parental
of pollen grain with Ry genes are
(2) Recombinant 50 percent
(1) 50 percent
(3) Parental 98.7 percent
(2) 25 percent
(4) Zero recombinant
(3) 75 percent
(4) 100 percent
36. Which of the following characteristics represent
Inheritance of blood groups’ in humans?
31. Identify the correct statement a. Dominance
(1) Starch synthesis in pea seed is controlled by b. Co-dominance
one gene product
c. Multiple allele
(2) Starch grain size in pea seed is example of
d. Incomplete dominance
dominance
e. Polygenic inheritance
(3) Test cross is not type of back cross
(1) b, c and e (2) b, d and e
(4) Skin colour in humans is controlled by one
(3) a, b and c (4) a, c and e
gene
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37. The genotypes of a Husband and Wife are IAIB and 43. Which of the following statements is not true for
IAi .Among the blood types of their children how genes that show 50% recombination frequency?
many different genotypes and phenotypes are (1) The genes are tightly linked
possible (2) The genes show independent assortment
(1) 3 genotypes; 3 phenotypes (3) 50 percent parental progeny
(2) 3 genotypes; 4 phenotypes (4) The genes may be on different chromosomes
(3) 4 genotypes; 3 phenotypes
44. The number of phenotypes obtained in case of
(4) 4 genotypes; 4 phenotypes
polygenic inheritance involving 5 gene loci-
(1) 10
38. According to Mendel’s principle of segregation, (2) 11
gametes always receive
(3) 8
(1) One pair factor
(4) 32
(2) One quarter of the genes
(3) Both one factor of father and one factor of
45. Consider the following statements -
mother
(A) In case of multiple alleles no. of genotype can
(4) Only one factor
be possible to predict but not easy to predict no.
of phenotype
39. Select the mismatch (B) Skin colour is Quantitative trait
(1) Pleiotropy – multiple phenotypic effect (C) When one allele mask expression of another
(2) Test cross – Cross with recessive parent allele of different gene loci is known as
(3) Polygenic inheritance – Qualitative inheritance epistasis
(4) Multiple allele – Blood group How many are correct
(1) Only A
40. In case of inheritance of one gene 3 : 1 phenotypic (2) Both A and B
ratio can be explained on the basis of (3) Only B
(1) Incomplete dominance (4) All three
(2) Co-dominance
(3) Dominance 46. Scientist who gave experimental verification of the
(4) Linkage chromosomal theory of inheritance is-
(1) Sutton
41. The modified allele is equivalent to the unmodified (2) Boveri
allele when it produces– (3) T. H. Morgan
(1) A non-functional enzyme (4) Sutton and Boveri
(2) No enzyme
(3) The normal enzyme 47. Reason why T.H. Morgan selected Drosophila as
(4) All of the above experimental material can be all except-
(1) Drosophila could be grown on simple synthetic
42. Find out the incorrect match – medium in the laboratory
(1) F1 resembled one parent – Dominance (2) A single mating could produce a large number
(2) F1 resembled in between – Incomplete of progeny flies
dominance (3) Most hereditary variations cannot be seen by
(3) F1 resembled both parent – Co-dominance low power microscope
(4) More than two gene locus – Multiple allele (4) Clear differentiation of the sexes, male and
female is easily distinguishable
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48. Polygenic trait is controlled by 3 genes A, B and C. 55. In case of complete linkage in two gene loci located
In a cross AaBbCc × AaBbCc, the phenotypic ratio on same chromosome, result of test cross will give
of the offsprings was observed as: result
1 : 6 : × : 20 : × : 6 : 1 (1) Recombinant 25 percent
What is the possible value of x? (2) Parental 100 percent
(1) 3 (2) 9 (3) Recombinant 100 percent
(4) Parental 50 percent
(3) 15 (4) 25
56. Two genes P and Q are linked and show
49. In tomato, genotype aabbcc produces 100g tomatoes recombinant 25 percent in test cross than it implies-
and AABBCC produces 160g tomatoes. What is (1) Incomplete linkage
contribution of each polygene in the production of (2) Parental less than 100 percent
tomatoes? (3) Parental more than 50 percent
(1) 10 g (2) 20 g (4) All
(3) 30 g (4) 40 g
57. A and B genes are linked. What shall be genotype of
50. (A) Pleiotropic genes have multiple phenotypic progeny in a cross between AaBb and aabb (without
effect crossing over):
(B) Multiple alleles have same gene locus (1) AAbb and aabb
(C) Polygenes exhibit continuous variation. (2) AaBb and aabb
(1) Statement (A), (B) and (C) are correct (3) AABB and aabb
(2) Statement (A), (C) correct and (B) is incorrect (4) None
(3) Statement (A), (B) and (C) are incorrect
(4) Statement (B) and (C) are correct and (A) is 58. In a dihybrid test cross if four type of progeny
incorrect obtained and number of parental type is greater than
number of recombinant type than this implies-
51. In a plant flower colour is the example of (1) Presence of linkage
quantitative trait and controlled by one gene pair. (2) Independent assortment
How many plants show parental phenotype in F2 (3) Complete absence of linkage
generation in monohybrid cross? (4) All
(1) one (2) two
(3) three (4) four 59. If plant with genotype RrTt have linked genes
undergo test cross with rrtt give progeny in ratio of
52. The weight of fruit in a plant is determined by the 7:1:1:7, than number of progeny with Rrtt genotype
number of dominant alleles of a certain number of would be............... out of total 1000 progeny-
genes. If nine weight categories are noticed, how (1) 63
many gene loci would be involved? (2) 125
(1) two (2) three (3) 250
(3) four (4) five (4) none

53. In multiple allele system a gamete possesses: 60. If result of test cross of two linked genes T and R
(1) Two alleles (2) Three alleles give progeny with ratio 3:1:1:3 and if out of total
(3) One allele (4) Several alleles obtained progeny 250 progeny have genotype
Ttrr ,then find total number of progeny obtained in
54. In Morgan’s experiments on Drosophila, X test cross–
chromosome not have character (1) 1000 (2) 500
(1) Eye colour (2) Wing colour (3) 2000 (4) 4000
(3) Body colour (4) Wing size
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61. Crossing over is an important event to increase 62. In Drosophila, cross between homozygous yellow
recombinant type, from the given statements mark body white eye female with Brown body red eye
the incorrect about crossing over- male give –
(1) Increase recombinant progeny (1) All progeny Brown body red eye
(2) Occur in prophase I (2) 50 percent male Yellow body white eye
(3) Decrease parental type progeny (3) All male progeny Yellow body and white eye
(4) Occur between non-sister chromatids of non- (4) Female progeny is Yellow body red eye
homologus pair
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Answer Key
1. (2) 22. (4) 43. (1)
2. (3) 23. (3) 44. (2)
3. (3) 24. (4) 45. (4)
4. (4) 25. (2) 46. (3)
5. (2) 26. (2) 47. (3)
6. (2) 27. (2) 48. (3)
7. (4) 28. (2) 49. (1)
8. (2) 29. (1) 50. (1)
9. (3) 30. (2) 51. (2)
10. (3) 31. (1) 52. (3)
11. (4) 32. (1) 53. (3)
12. (4) 33. (4) 54. (2)
13. (2) 34. (3) 55. (2)
14. (2) 35. (3) 56. (4)
15. (3) 36. (3) 57. (2)
16. (4) 37. (3) 58. (1)
17. (2) 38. (4) 59. (1)
18. (3) 39. (3) 60. (3)
19. (1) 40. (3) 61. (4)
20. (1) 41. (3) 62. (3)
21. (1) 42. (4)