11.  Which of the following is the unit of inheritance ?

A. Phenotype

B. Genotype

C. Gene

D. Genome

Answer : Option C

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12.  Allele is the

A. Alternate trait of gene pair

B. Total number of genes for a trait

C. Total number of chromosomes

D. Total number of chromosomes of a haploid set.

Answer : Option A

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13.  Types of phenotypes of F2 generation of dihybrid cross ?

A. 4

B. 16

C. 8

D. 9

Answer : Option A

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14.  Cross XXYy ? xxYy yields Xx YY:XxYy :Xxyy:xxyy offspring in the ratio of

A. 0 : 3 : 1 : 1

B. 1 : 2 : 1 : 0

C. 1 : 1 : 1 : 1

D. 1 : 2 : 1 : 1

Answer : Option B

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15.  Genes do not occur in pairs in

A. Zygote

B. Somatic cell

C. Endosperm cell

D. Gametes

Answer : Option D

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16.  Genotype - Phenotype concept was first produced by

A. Bateson

B. Johannsen

C. Sutton&Boveri

D. Punnet

Answer : Option B

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17.  1: 1: 1: 1 ratio shows

A. Monohybrid cross

B. Dihybrid cross

C. Back cross

D. Dihybrid test cross

Answer : Option D

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18.  Test cross is

A. Tt x Tt

B. Tt x TT

C. TT x TT

D. Tt x tt

Answer : Option D

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19.  In a plant, gene "T" is responsible for tallness and its recessive allele "t" for dwarfness and "R" is reponsible for red colour flower and its recessive allele "r" of white flower colour. A tall and red flowered plant with genotype TtRr crossed with dwarf and red flowered ttRr. What is the percentage of dwarf - white flowered offspring of above cross ?

A. 50%

B. 6.25%

C. 12.5 %

D. 50 %

Answer : Option C

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20.  In Mirabilis plant the appearance of the pink hybrid (Rr) between cross of a red (RR) and white (rr) flower parent indicates

A. Segregation

B. Dominance

C. Incomplete dominance

D. Heterosis

Answer : Option D

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