Genetics MCQ



Sr.No.

Chapters/Unit Name

1

Introduction and History of Genetics


2

Cell division


3

Cell structure and Chi-square


4

Chromosomal aberrations and structure


5

Linkage


6

Mendel's laws


7

Gene action


8

DNA structure and protein synthesis


9

Mutation


10

Quantitative traits, Multiple factor hypothesis, Multiple alleles, Maternal Effect





1.

 

Who coined the term genetics?

 

A)

T.H. Morgan

B)

Hugo de Vries

 

C)

W.L. Johannsen

D)

W. Batson

2.

 

Who coined the term "Phenotype" and "Genotype"?

 

A)

Johannsen

B)

W. Batson

 

C)

T.H. Morgan

D)

Muller

3.

 

Double helical structure of DNA was given by

 

A)

Jacob and Monod

B)

Khorana

 

C)

Watson and Crick

D)

Swammerdam and Bonnest

4.

 

Who proposed the "Pre formation theory" ?

 

A)

Jacob and Monod

B)

Khorana

 

C)

Watson and Crick

D)

Swammerdam and Bonnest

5.

 

Theory of Acquired Characters was proposed by

 

A)

Lamarck

B)

Wolff

 

C)

Swammerdam and Bonnest

D)

Charles Darwin

6.

 

Germplasm Theory was given by

 

A)

Weismann

B)

Charles Darwin

 

C)

Lamarck

D)

Wolff

7.

 

Jacob and Monad develop the concept of

 

A)

Operon

B)

Preformation theory

 

C)

Acquired Characters

D)

Double helical structure of DNA

8.

 

The chromosomes were discovered by

 

A)

Moore

B)

Strauss burger

 

C)

Leeuwenhoek

D)

Balbiyani

9.

 

In 1919, duplication in Drosophila was first reported by                

 

A)

Bridge

B)

Morgan

 

C)

Bateson

D)

De Vries

10.

 

Which of the following is/are the types of microscope?

 

A)

Simple microscope

B)

Compound microscope

 

C)

Optical microscope

D)

All of the above

11.

 

In 1909, which scientist gave the term epistasis?

 

A)

Bateson

B)

Flemming

 

C)

Watson

D)

Muller

12.

 

Which one of the following is the map unit used to describe the distance 

between two genes on a chromosome?

 

A)

Millimorgan

B)

Centrimorgan

 

C)

Morgan

D)

Micromorgan

13.

 

Alternative form of a gene is known as           

 

A)

Germ cell

B)

Locus

 

C)

Allele

D)

Gamete

14.

 

In 1909, who gave the term “Gene” ?

 

A)

Johanssen

B)

Bateson

 

C)

Sutton

D)

Fisher





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