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Principles of Inheritance and Variation Model Question Paper

12th Standard

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Biology

Time : 01:00:00 Hrs
Total Marks : 50
    5 x 1 = 5
  1. ABO blood group in man is controlled by _____.

    (a)

    Multiple alleles

    (b)

    Lethal genes

    (c)

    Sex linked genes

    (d)

    Y-linked genes

  2. Which of the following is true about Rh factor in the offspring of a parental combination DdxDd (both Rh positive)?

    (a)

    All will be Rh-positive

    (b)

    Half will be Rh positive

    (c)

    About ¾ will be Rh negative

    (d)

    About one fourth will be Rh negative

  3. XO type of sex determination and XY type of sex determination are examples of ______.

    (a)

    Male heterogamety

    (b)

    Female heterogamety

    (c)

    Male homogamety

    (d)

    Both (b) and (c)

  4. _________ proposed the existence of 8 alleles at a single Rh locus.

    (a)

    Fischer

    (b)

    Landsteiner

    (c)

    Bernstein

    (d)

    Wiener

  5. The lygaeus type (XX - XY) type of sex determination is seen in ______

    (a)

    Fishes

    (b)

    Chickens

    (c)

    Human beings

    (d)

    Gypsy moth

  6. 5 x 2 = 10
  7. What is Lyonisation?

  8. What is criss-cross inheritance?

  9. What are Gynandromorphy?

  10. State the allelic forms of I gene and mention its chromosomal location.

  11. Based on Lyon's hypothesis, mention the number of Barr bodies in XXY males, XO females.

  12. 5 x 3 = 15
  13. How is sex determined in human beings?

  14. Brief about female heterogamety.

  15. What is null allele?

  16. What are Y linked or holandric genes?

  17. What is euphenics?

  18. 4 x 5 = 20
  19. What are the applications of Karyotyping?

  20. What is extra chromosomal inheritance? 

  21. Write a note on any 2 Mendelian disorders occurring in human beings.

  22. Explain in detail about Erythroblastosis foetalis.

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